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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #140, 1881boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,240 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #130 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 741 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedIDMontana: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 704 boysMTNorth Dakota: #86 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 331 boysNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,057 boysMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,505 boysILWisconsin: #177 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,396 boysWIMichigan: #183 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,503 boysMINew York: #359 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,735 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,046 boysRIOregon: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,139 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysSDIowa: #133 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 802 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 958 boysINOhio: #144 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,159 boysOHPennsylvania: #97 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 736 boysPANew Jersey: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,923 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,165 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedUTColorado: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 787 boysCONebraska: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 804 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 635 boysMOKentucky: #117 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 698 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 861 boysWVVirginia: #120 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 664 boysVAMaryland: #58 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 262 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: #133 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 740 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedARTennessee: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,456 boysTNNorth Carolina: #263 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,225 boysNCSouth Carolina: #181 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,228 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,870 boysOKLouisiana: #207 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,191 boysLAMississippi: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,345 boysMSAlabama: #278 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,321 boysALGeorgia: #253 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,173 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #318 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,166 boysTXFlorida: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,702 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#58 · 1 in 262
  2. North Dakota#86 · 1 in 331
  3. Pennsylvania#97 · 1 in 736
  4. Missouri#111 · 1 in 635
  5. Kentucky#117 · 1 in 698

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#58491 in 262
North Dakota#86181 in 331
Pennsylvania#971201 in 736
Missouri#111461 in 635
Kentucky#117371 in 698
Virginia#120361 in 664
Rhode Island#12251 in 1,046
Montana#12861 in 704
Indiana#130271 in 958
Washington#130131 in 741
Iowa#133261 in 802
Kansas#133221 in 740
West Virginia#141201 in 861
Nebraska#144151 in 804
Ohio#144451 in 1,159
Colorado#146111 in 787
Minnesota#152211 in 1,057
Oregon#16251 in 1,139
South Dakota#17261 in 1,021
Wisconsin#177171 in 1,396
California#178291 in 1,165
Illinois#181381 in 1,505
South Carolina#181161 in 1,228
Michigan#183241 in 1,503
Maine#18751 in 1,240
Louisiana#207161 in 1,191
Florida#23561 in 1,702
Georgia#253131 in 2,173
Oklahoma#255121 in 1,870
North Carolina#263151 in 2,225
Alabama#278111 in 2,321
Mississippi#27881 in 2,345
New Jersey#27961 in 4,923
Texas#318241 in 2,166
Tennessee#34471 in 3,456
New York#359141 in 6,735
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Utah
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 1923

girls
#3,350
9 births · 1 in 134,041 girls
boys
#173
817 births · 1 in 1,342 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #3,350Irvin9

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #173Irvin817
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 134,041 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 41.6% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #3,125Wilbur10
  2. #3,125Zenaida10
  3. #3,125Zephyr10
  4. #3,350Irvin9
  5. #3,350Adalia9
  6. #3,350Adena9
  7. #3,350Adra9
  8. #3,641Aaron8
  9. #3,641Ader8
  10. #3,641Adlene8

Tied with 290 names at #3,350; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. 1,834Eris#2,291#457
  2. 619Penny#1,508#889
  3. 317Laurene#1,309#992
  4. 310Cruz#1,103#793
  5. 306Dorene#1,207#901
Fallers
  1. 321Veva#962#1,283
  2. 318Arlie#949#1,267
  3. 305Gaynell#978#1,283
  4. 303Trinidad#449#752
  5. 300Laurine#897#1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,342 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #170Phillip844
  2. #171Ira831
  3. #172Jay829
  4. #173Irvin817
  5. #174Leland807
  6. #175Emil798
  7. #176Ivan791
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. 403Marcos#1,333#930
  2. 341Armin#1,333#992
  3. 309Betty#1,222#913
  4. 309Godfrey#1,222#913
  5. 308Val#1,181#873
Fallers
  1. 1,021Harden#999#2,020
  2. 472Buel#850#1,322
  3. 420Trinidad#485#905
  4. 304Gorden#722#1,026
  5. 288Joy#840#1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923