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
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 88 births
- Debut · boys
- 86 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 39,922since 1880
Irvin over time
Rank among boys' names. Irvin has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,932 | 80 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,057 | 73 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,047 | 73 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,826 | 88 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,770 | 90 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,815 | 82 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,634 | 100 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,385 | 127 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,421 | 122 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,539 | 108 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,475 | 113 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,257 | 142 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,211 | 148 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,015 | 194 | |
| 2011 | — | #855 | 249 | |
| 2010 | — | #920 | 219 | |
| 2009 | — | #780 | 291 | |
| 2008 | — | #721 | 320 | |
| 2007 | — | #724 | 316 | |
| 2006 | — | #669 | 341 | |
| 2005 | — | #612 | 366 | |
| 2004 | — | #664 | 307 | |
| 2003 | — | #634 | 323 | |
| 2002 | — | #646 | 297 | |
| 2001 | — | #656 | 282 | |
| 2000 | — | #661 | 272 | |
| 1999 | — | #652 | 265 | |
| 1998 | — | #642 | 274 | |
| 1997 | — | #595 | 298 | |
| 1996 | — | #607 | 291 | |
| 1995 | — | #599 | 294 | |
| 1994 | — | #642 | 261 | |
| 1993 | — | #620 | 277 | |
| 1992 | — | #541 | 353 | |
| 1991 | — | #493 | 407 | |
| 1990 | — | #612 | 270 | |
| 1989 | — | #600 | 267 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #506 | 328 |
| 1987 | — | #770 | 143 | |
| 1986 | — | #991 | 87 | |
| 1985 | — | #950 | 92 | |
| 1984 | — | #951 | 86 | |
| 1983 | — | #858 | 104 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,050 | 75 | |
| 1981 | — | #826 | 113 | |
| 1980 | — | #859 | 106 | |
| 1979 | — | #864 | 101 | |
| 1978 | — | #816 | 109 | |
| 1977 | — | #875 | 93 | |
| 1976 | — | #850 | 96 | |
| 1975 | — | #841 | 97 | |
| 1974 | — | #735 | 122 | |
| 1973 | — | #661 | 145 | |
| 1972 | — | #735 | 116 | |
| 1971 | — | #679 | 149 | |
| 1970 | — | #643 | 160 | |
| 1969 | — | #613 | 162 | |
| 1968 | — | #603 | 159 | |
| 1967 | — | #605 | 153 | |
| 1966 | — | #591 | 161 | |
| 1965 | — | #509 | 223 | |
| 1964 | — | #550 | 205 | |
| 1963 | — | #509 | 247 | |
| 1962 | — | #490 | 261 | |
| 1961 | — | #494 | 256 | |
| 1960 | — | #461 | 298 | |
| 1959 | — | #474 | 272 | |
| 1958 | — | #475 | 280 | |
| 1957 | — | #441 | 301 | |
| 1956 | — | #404 | 355 | |
| 1955 | — | #386 | 349 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #381 | 350 |
| 1953 | — | #380 | 332 | |
| 1952 | — | #348 | 391 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #358 | 370 |
| 1950 | — | #348 | 371 | |
| 1949 | — | #344 | 378 | |
| 1948 | — | #354 | 358 | |
| 1947 | — | #343 | 397 | |
| 1946 | — | #336 | 366 | |
| 1945 | — | #317 | 351 | |
| 1944 | — | #310 | 380 | |
| 1943 | — | #301 | 417 | |
| 1942 | — | #286 | 445 | |
| 1941 | — | #294 | 392 | |
| 1940 | — | #276 | 409 | |
| 1939 | — | #280 | 393 | |
| 1938 | — | #270 | 414 | |
| 1937 | — | #251 | 455 | |
| 1936 | — | #250 | 443 | |
| 1935 | — | #242 | 475 | |
| 1934 | — | #243 | 471 | |
| 1933 | — | #246 | 446 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #232 | 518 |
| 1931 | — | #223 | 547 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #218 | 598 |
| 1929 | — | #204 | 646 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #199 | 687 |
| 1927 | — | #207 | 669 | |
| 1926 | — | #205 | 675 | |
| 1925 | — | #199 | 707 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #187 | 763 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #173 | 817 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #192 | 718 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #179 | 789 |
| 1920 | — | #182 | 775 | |
| 1919 | — | #172 | 764 | |
| 1918 | — | #169 | 798 | |
| 1917 | — | #170 | 734 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #164 | 724 |
| 1915 | — | #167 | 681 | |
| 1914 | — | #181 | 491 | |
| 1913 | — | #165 | 422 | |
| 1912 | — | #170 | 344 | |
| 1911 | — | #190 | 164 | |
| 1910 | — | #192 | 137 | |
| 1909 | — | #198 | 109 | |
| 1908 | — | #198 | 104 | |
| 1907 | — | #180 | 120 | |
| 1906 | — | #200 | 88 | |
| 1905 | — | #198 | 87 | |
| 1904 | — | #170 | 107 | |
| 1903 | — | #171 | 95 | |
| 1902 | — | #183 | 91 | |
| 1901 | — | #168 | 88 | |
| 1900 | — | #176 | 118 | |
| 1899 | — | #187 | 73 | |
| 1898 | — | #191 | 79 | |
| 1897 | — | #196 | 75 | |
| 1896 | — | #200 | 79 | |
| 1895 | — | #213 | 65 | |
| 1894 | — | #169 | 90 | |
| 1893 | — | #164 | 88 | |
| 1892 | — | #184 | 85 | |
| 1891 | — | #179 | 73 | |
| 1890 | — | #172 | 82 | |
| 1889 | — | #176 | 76 | |
| 1888 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1887 | — | #207 | 55 | |
| 1886 | — | #190 | 71 | |
| 1885 | — | #149 | 91 | |
| 1884 | — | #161 | 86 | |
| 1883 | — | #168 | 73 | |
| 1882 | — | #193 | 66 | |
| 1881 | — | #140 | 88 | |
| 1880 | — | #159 | 86 | |
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 1948
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#134 · 1 in 925
- Virginia#216 · 1 in 1,754
- Louisiana#221 · 1 in 1,412
- Pennsylvania#236 · 1 in 3,780
- Arizona#253 · 1 in 1,843
Best ever in a state: #49 in Maryland, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #134 | 26 | 1 in 925 |
| Virginia | #216 | 21 | 1 in 1,754 |
| Louisiana | #221 | 24 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Pennsylvania | #236 | 29 | 1 in 3,780 |
| Arizona | #253 | 5 | 1 in 1,843 |
| Wisconsin | #254 | 9 | 1 in 4,236 |
| New Jersey | #262 | 9 | 1 in 5,039 |
| Kentucky | #268 | 12 | 1 in 3,007 |
| Michigan | #275 | 16 | 1 in 4,589 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 9 | 1 in 3,126 |
| North Carolina | #284 | 17 | 1 in 3,025 |
| Indiana | #299 | 9 | 1 in 4,848 |
| Kansas | #301 | 5 | 1 in 3,849 |
| Arkansas | #302 | 7 | 1 in 3,269 |
| West Virginia | #309 | 6 | 1 in 4,143 |
| Florida | #316 | 8 | 1 in 3,551 |
| Missouri | #319 | 9 | 1 in 4,546 |
| Illinois | #334 | 15 | 1 in 5,865 |
| Ohio | #344 | 12 | 1 in 7,449 |
| Georgia | #353 | 10 | 1 in 4,364 |
| Mississippi | #356 | 7 | 1 in 4,056 |
| Alabama | #396 | 7 | 1 in 5,556 |
| New York | #464 | 11 | 1 in 13,479 |
| California | #526 | 10 | 1 in 11,762 |
| Texas | #594 | 12 | 1 in 8,164 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #140 (88 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1880–1981
- 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%)
- 18.2% of all boys named Irvin (7,246) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 770 | #140 (1881) | #173 |
| 1890s | 789 | #164 (1893) | #186 |
| 1900s | 1,007 | #168 (1901) | #184 |
| 1910s | 5,259 | #164 (1916) | #174 |
| 1920s | 7,246 | #173 (1923) | #193 |
| 1930s | 4,760 | #218 (1930) | #246 |
| 1940s | 3,893 | #276 (1940) | #316 |
| 1950s | 3,371 | #348 (1952) | #400 |
| 1960s | 2,125 | #461 (1960) | #543 |
| 1970s | 1,188 | #643 (1970) | #770 |
| 1980s | 1,401 | #506 (1988) | #836 |
| 1990s | 2,990 | #493 (1991) | #600 |
| 2000s | 3,115 | #612 (2005) | #677 |
| 2010s | 1,522 | #855 (2011) | #1,271 |
| 2020s | 486 | #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 1948
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 4,901 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 91.6% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.