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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201937peak #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 1937

  • 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: #229 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,182 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedIDMontana: #114 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 596 boysMTNorth Dakota: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,081 boysNDMinnesota: #208 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,926 boysMNIllinois: #196 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,931 boysILWisconsin: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,000 boysWIMichigan: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,644 boysMINew York: #356 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,139 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedRIOregon: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,310 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedSDIowa: #257 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,225 boysIAIndiana: #188 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,693 boysINOhio: #212 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,632 boysOHPennsylvania: #145 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,443 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #341 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,315 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCONebraska: #153 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 886 boysNEMissouri: #191 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,477 boysMOKentucky: #210 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,512 boysKYWest Virginia: #194 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,426 boysWVVirginia: #158 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 921 boysVAMaryland: #68 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 366 boysMDDelaware: #54 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 275 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNMKansas: #217 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,864 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedARTennessee: #370 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,160 boysTNNorth Carolina: #370 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,381 boysNCSouth Carolina: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,478 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #300 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,861 boysOKLouisiana: #219 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,345 boysLAMississippi: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,071 boysMSAlabama: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,768 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,425 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #367 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,990 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#54 · 1 in 275
  2. Maryland#68 · 1 in 366
  3. Montana#114 · 1 in 596
  4. Pennsylvania#145 · 1 in 1,443
  5. Nebraska#153 · 1 in 886

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#5461 in 275
Maryland#68321 in 366
Montana#11471 in 596
Pennsylvania#145511 in 1,443
Nebraska#153111 in 886
Virginia#158241 in 921
Oregon#17951 in 1,310
North Dakota#18051 in 1,081
Wisconsin#187121 in 2,000
Indiana#188151 in 1,693
Missouri#191181 in 1,477
West Virginia#194131 in 1,426
Illinois#196281 in 1,931
South Carolina#200131 in 1,478
Minnesota#208111 in 1,926
Kentucky#210171 in 1,512
Ohio#212191 in 2,632
Kansas#21771 in 1,864
Louisiana#219151 in 1,345
Washington#22951 in 2,182
Mississippi#243101 in 2,071
Georgia#256121 in 2,425
Iowa#25761 in 3,225
Michigan#29891 in 4,644
Oklahoma#30071 in 2,861
Alabama#304101 in 2,768
California#341101 in 4,315
New York#356121 in 7,139
Texas#367191 in 2,990
North Carolina#37081 in 4,381
Tennessee#37051 in 5,160
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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 1937

boys
#251
455 births · 1 in 2,344 boys

Top boys' names in 1937

  1. #1Robert61,842
  2. #2James56,561
  3. #3John48,755
  4. #4William40,725
  5. #5Richard32,975
  6. #6Charles30,520
  7. #7Donald27,868
  8. #8David20,981
  9. #9Thomas19,772
  10. #10George18,439
  11. #251Irvin455
More about 1937

boys

1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 2,344 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #248Sammy471
  2. #249Aaron465
  3. #249Ross465
  4. #251Irvin455
  5. #252Ellis451
  6. #253Julian449
  7. #254Laurence448
Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,923Tyrone#2,629 → #706
  2. ↑ 558Lamont#1,540 → #982
  3. ↑ 540Lary#1,540 → #1,000
  4. ↑ 416Errol#906 → #490
  5. ↑ 399Levon#1,356 → #957
Fallers
  1. ↓ 492Gaston#989 → #1,481
  2. ↓ 461Gorden#827 → #1,288
  3. ↓ 432Sergio#940 → #1,372
  4. ↓ 371Landon#422 → #793
  5. ↓ 347Harlen#747 → #1,094

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

See the top 100 for 1937 →