Girls' name · since 1994
Iridian
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 581 babies named Iridian, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 581
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
581 girls have been named Iridian since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Iridian has 581 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.
- #10,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 581 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iridian ranks #10,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 581 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 581
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Iridian's 581 recorded births place it above 85.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Iridian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iridian's full recorded timeline at 2000, 16% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 84% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 214 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iridian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006
- Peak year (1995)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Iridian popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1995 (Iridian as boys' name)
Iridian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (488 births, 84% of the file).
1990s was Iridian's strongest decade.
488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Iridian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
488 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 488 births (84% of all-time use).
How Iridian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iridian's total volume
Iridian by state
Where Iridian concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 210 | 36.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 100 | 17.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 34 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 25 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 14 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 6 | 1.0% |
210 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Iridian's data
- Iridian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (488 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Iridians (210 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nearby Names Like Iridian
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Iridian
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iridian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iridian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.