Fun Facts About the Name Irisa
- 193 babies named Irisa: U.S. records list 193 babies given the name Irisa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Irisa Mean?
Irisa is a feminine name commonly explained as an extended form of Iris. Iris comes from the Greek îris (ἶρις), meaning "rainbow," and it was the name of the Greek goddess who personified the rainbow and served as a messenger of the gods. With the feminine ending -a added, the name carries the sense "rainbow."
The rainbow sense is the etymological one. Symbolic readings that grew up around Iris in later art and poetry, such as the rainbow as a bridge or as a herald's sign, are interpretations added to the figure rather than part of the name's origin.
Irisa Name History & Origins
The root name Iris is old. It appears in Homer, where Iris carries messages for Zeus, and in Hesiod's Theogony, where she is named as a daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra. She was pictured with golden wings and a herald's staff, and the rainbow was understood as the path she traveled. Latin writers kept the name, and it later passed into European literature and into use as a personal name.
The form Irisa adds a feminine -a to that root, a pattern common in many European languages, where a short name is given an -a ending in feminine use. This extended form is the one that appears as a given name in several modern European languages and in English-speaking use.
How Popular is the Name Irisa?
Irisa has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #7,918 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,414 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,105 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,516 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #14,510 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,051 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,216 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,735 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #12,358 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,918 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #17,830 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,036 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #18,369 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,101 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #13,130 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,831 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #14,848 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,936 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #16,428 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,187 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,126 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #11,844 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,474 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #12,411 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,270 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #14,233 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #13,982 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,516 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Irisa Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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