AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Iris
The rainbow messenger, at her all-time human peak in 2025, and the companion robot in a 2025 film that did not go well for the humans. Two of those three are good news.
| Classification | Class 4, Classical |
|---|---|
| Species | rainbow |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/ (English) |
| Origin | Greek Mythology, English (also widely used across many other languages) |
| Meaning | Means 'rainbow' in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Iris. Iris was given to 3,729 girls in 2025, ranking 61st for the year. It peaked in 2025, when it ranked 61st and went to 3,729 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.
| Sex | Female |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 61 |
| 2025 number | 3,729 |
| Peak year | 2025 |
| Peak rank | 61 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
92%
Basis: the canon. Yes (research/03), Companion (2025).
By sound alone it would score 60%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)