Iris

EYE-ris

GirlBoy

Average rank #94 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish

Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the name of the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

Greek

Inclassic legend, the messenger of the gods.

How popular is Iris?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#61

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#116

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#141

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

Girl

#61

in 2025

Boy

#6,954

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#105

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#79

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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