Irvin

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #10,386 · #1,932 for boys in 2025, 80 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1881 · 88 births
Debut · boys
86 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
39,922
since 1880

Irvin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Irvin has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #140, 1881boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,93280
2024#2,05773
2023#2,04773
2022#1,82688
2021#1,77090
2020#1,81582
2019#1,634100
2018#1,385127
2017#1,421122
2016#1,539108
2015#1,475113
2014#1,257142
2013#1,211148
2012#1,015194
2011#855249
2010#920219
2009#780291
2008#721320
2007#724316
2006#669341
2005#612366
2004#664307
2003#634323
2002#646297
2001#656282
2000#661272
1999#652265
1998#642274
1997#595298
1996#607291
1995#599294
1994#642261
1993#620277
1992#541353
1991#493407
1990#612270
1989#600267
1988#10,3866#506328
1987#770143
1986#99187
1985#95092
1984#95186
1983#858104
1982#1,05075
1981#826113
1980#859106
1979#864101
1978#816109
1977#87593
1976#85096
1975#84197
1974#735122
1973#661145
1972#735116
1971#679149
1970#643160
1969#613162
1968#603159
1967#605153
1966#591161
1965#509223
1964#550205
1963#509247
1962#490261
1961#494256
1960#461298
1959#474272
1958#475280
1957#441301
1956#404355
1955#386349
1954#5,7535#381350
1953#380332
1952#348391
1951#3,7149#358370
1950#348371
1949#344378
1948#354358
1947#343397
1946#336366
1945#317351
1944#310380
1943#301417
1942#286445
1941#294392
1940#276409
1939#280393
1938#270414
1937#251455
1936#250443
1935#242475
1934#243471
1933#246446
1932#4,4115#232518
1931#223547
1930#3,6587#218598
1929#204646
1928#4,1956#199687
1927#207669
1926#205675
1925#199707
1924#4,4346#187763
1923#3,3509#173817
1922#4,4456#192718
1921#2,94111#179789
1920#182775
1919#172764
1918#169798
1917#170734
1916#4,4175#164724
1915#167681
1914#181491
1913#165422
1912#170344
1911#190164
1910#192137
1909#198109
1908#198104
1907#180120
1906#20088
1905#19887
1904#170107
1903#17195
1902#18391
1901#16888
1900#176118
1899#18773
1898#19179
1897#19675
1896#20079
1895#21365
1894#16990
1893#16488
1892#18485
1891#17973
1890#17282
1889#17676
1888#19078
1887#20755
1886#19071
1885#14991
1884#16186
1883#16873
1882#19366
1881#14088
1880#15986
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Irvin was already there! It came in at #159, and was given to 86 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1891, when fewer than 83 boys a year got the name.

Where Irvin is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #193 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,468 boysWAIdaho: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 606 boysIDMontana: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 677 boysMTNorth Dakota: #123 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 536 boysNDMinnesota: #171 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,153 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 881 boysILWisconsin: #131 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 762 boysWIMichigan: #194 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,343 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,013 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #107 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 458 boysSDIowa: #114 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 626 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 715 boysINOhio: #143 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,035 boysOHPennsylvania: #99 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 676 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,078 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #176 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,228 boysCAUtah: #163 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 734 boysUTColorado: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 945 boysCONebraska: #104 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 492 boysNEMissouri: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 677 boysMOKentucky: #153 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 987 boysKYWest Virginia: #202 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,391 boysWVVirginia: #128 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 752 boysVAMaryland: #66 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 325 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNMKansas: #163 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,042 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,479 boysNCSouth Carolina: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,374 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,895 boysOKLouisiana: #168 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 826 boysLAMississippi: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,509 boysMSAlabama: #369 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,262 boysALGeorgia: #270 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,240 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #303 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,057 boysTXFlorida: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,495 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#66 · 1 in 325
  2. Pennsylvania#99 · 1 in 676
  3. Nebraska#104 · 1 in 492
  4. South Dakota#107 · 1 in 458
  5. Iowa#114 · 1 in 626

Best ever in a state: #49 in Maryland, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#66301 in 325
Pennsylvania#991071 in 676
Nebraska#104201 in 492
South Dakota#107101 in 458
Iowa#114271 in 626
Missouri#117351 in 677
Indiana#120281 in 715
North Dakota#123111 in 536
Montana#12861 in 677
Virginia#128241 in 752
Wisconsin#131251 in 762
Illinois#136541 in 881
Idaho#13951 in 606
Ohio#143381 in 1,035
Kentucky#153191 in 987
Colorado#16361 in 945
Kansas#163121 in 1,042
Utah#16351 in 734
Louisiana#168171 in 826
Minnesota#171151 in 1,153
California#176141 in 1,228
New Jersey#177111 in 2,078
Washington#19351 in 1,468
Michigan#194181 in 1,343
South Carolina#201111 in 1,374
West Virginia#20281 in 1,391
Mississippi#209101 in 1,509
North Carolina#214161 in 1,479
Florida#23351 in 1,495
New York#244261 in 3,013
Oklahoma#26681 in 1,895
Georgia#270111 in 2,240
Texas#303181 in 2,057
Alabama#36961 in 3,262
Alaska
Arizona
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District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Irvin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 125 spots since 2024 (#2,057#1,932)
  • 117 spots since 2020 (#1,815#1,932)
  • 457 spots since 2015 (#1,475#1,932)
  • Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1988 (#770#506)
  • Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1982 (#826#1,050)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #140 (88 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 131 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1880–1981
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,145
  • Highest: 1 in 1,145 boys born in 1881 were named Irvin (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 21,351 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 18.2% of all boys named Irvin (7,246) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s770#140 (1881)#173
1890s789#164 (1893)#186
1900s1,007#168 (1901)#184
1910s5,259#164 (1916)#174
1920s7,246#173 (1923)#193
1930s4,760#218 (1930)#246
1940s3,893#276 (1940)#316
1950s3,371#348 (1952)#400
1960s2,125#461 (1960)#543
1970s1,188#643 (1970)#770
1980s1,401#506 (1988)#836
1990s2,990#493 (1991)#600
2000s3,115#612 (2005)#677
2010s1,522#855 (2011)#1,271
2020s486#1,770 (2021)#1,908

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Irvin in 1915

boys
#167
681 births · 1 in 1,246 boys

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #167Irvin681
More about 1915

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 1,246 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #164Patrick704
  2. #165Clayton699
  3. #166Calvin694
  4. #167Irvin681
  5. #167Clinton681
  6. #169Elbert669
  7. #170Jim668
  8. #171Bennie663

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 691Eston#1,687#996
  2. 565Estill#1,545#980
  3. 545Garth#1,260#715
  4. 474Hiroshi#1,342#868
  5. 439Domingo#1,101#662
Fallers
  1. 674Gilmore#986#1,660
  2. 667Barnett#933#1,600
  3. 526Rose#884#1,410
  4. 517Toivo#855#1,372
  5. 461Sampson#949#1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915