Irving
Last seen for girls in 1930 at #3,345 · #1,778 for boys in 2025, 90 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 431 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 44,364since 1880
Irving over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #1,778 | 90 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,620 | 105 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,718 | 97 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,652 | 104 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,721 | 94 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,694 | 92 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,450 | 120 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,418 | 123 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,287 | 141 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,304 | 139 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,599 | 100 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,447 | 113 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,326 | 129 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,439 | 115 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,377 | 121 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,256 | 139 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,266 | 139 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,142 | 159 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,050 | 179 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,016 | 181 | |
| 2005 | — | #980 | 177 | |
| 2004 | — | #925 | 183 | |
| 2003 | — | #816 | 214 | |
| 2002 | — | #875 | 187 | |
| 2001 | — | #958 | 160 | |
| 2000 | — | #839 | 191 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,002 | 140 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,057 | 127 | |
| 1997 | — | #988 | 131 | |
| 1996 | — | #889 | 152 | |
| 1995 | — | #837 | 165 | |
| 1994 | — | #721 | 211 | |
| 1993 | — | #765 | 187 | |
| 1992 | — | #645 | 255 | |
| 1991 | — | #551 | 340 | |
| 1990 | — | #684 | 220 | |
| 1989 | — | #672 | 222 | |
| 1988 | — | #522 | 304 | |
| 1987 | — | #896 | 109 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,008 | 84 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,033 | 74 | |
| 1983 | — | #972 | 82 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,031 | 77 | |
| 1981 | — | #959 | 88 | |
| 1980 | — | #938 | 91 | |
| 1979 | — | #976 | 82 | |
| 1978 | — | #969 | 79 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,019 | 71 | |
| 1976 | — | #946 | 77 | |
| 1975 | — | #906 | 82 | |
| 1974 | — | #988 | 69 | |
| 1973 | — | #852 | 86 | |
| 1972 | — | #792 | 102 | |
| 1971 | — | #791 | 103 | |
| 1970 | — | #714 | 132 | |
| 1969 | — | #732 | 114 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #646 | 133 | |
| 1966 | — | #672 | 121 | |
| 1965 | — | #705 | 111 | |
| 1964 | — | #658 | 139 | |
| 1963 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1962 | — | #595 | 170 | |
| 1961 | — | #558 | 197 | |
| 1960 | — | #557 | 201 | |
| 1959 | — | #590 | 175 | |
| 1958 | — | #535 | 206 | |
| 1957 | — | #511 | 228 | |
| 1956 | — | #512 | 219 | |
| 1955 | — | #469 | 248 | |
| 1954 | — | #461 | 247 | |
| 1953 | — | #458 | 243 | |
| 1952 | — | #443 | 253 | |
| 1951 | — | #403 | 286 | |
| 1950 | — | #390 | 298 | |
| 1949 | — | #400 | 283 | |
| 1948 | — | #398 | 290 | |
| 1947 | — | #384 | 320 | |
| 1946 | — | #392 | 277 | |
| 1945 | — | #364 | 266 | |
| 1944 | — | #369 | 267 | |
| 1943 | — | #340 | 325 | |
| 1942 | — | #354 | 296 | |
| 1941 | — | #328 | 317 | |
| 1940 | — | #335 | 292 | |
| 1939 | — | #310 | 322 | |
| 1938 | — | #303 | 322 | |
| 1937 | — | #292 | 338 | |
| 1936 | — | #293 | 340 | |
| 1935 | — | #288 | 353 | |
| 1934 | — | #265 | 422 | |
| 1933 | — | #260 | 408 | |
| 1932 | — | #237 | 508 | |
| 1931 | — | #215 | 583 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #207 | 643 |
| 1929 | — | #185 | 754 | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #166 | 879 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #155 | 1,021 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #144 | 1,159 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #141 | 1,174 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #137 | 1,260 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #124 | 1,384 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #124 | 1,365 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #124 | 1,417 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #116 | 1,485 |
| 1919 | — | #111 | 1,440 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #108 | 1,533 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #106 | 1,470 |
| 1916 | — | #109 | 1,373 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #107 | 1,385 |
| 1914 | — | #100 | 1,156 | |
| 1913 | — | #104 | 862 | |
| 1912 | — | #94 | 815 | |
| 1911 | — | #93 | 431 | |
| 1910 | — | #118 | 272 | |
| 1909 | — | #134 | 202 | |
| 1908 | — | #114 | 225 | |
| 1907 | — | #123 | 196 | |
| 1906 | — | #125 | 170 | |
| 1905 | — | #142 | 148 | |
| 1904 | — | #133 | 159 | |
| 1903 | — | #149 | 125 | |
| 1902 | — | #167 | 104 | |
| 1901 | — | #179 | 80 | |
| 1900 | — | #185 | 115 | |
| 1899 | — | #158 | 95 | |
| 1898 | — | #150 | 113 | |
| 1897 | — | #157 | 98 | |
| 1896 | — | #186 | 87 | |
| 1895 | — | #140 | 110 | |
| 1894 | — | #150 | 102 | |
| 1893 | — | #155 | 95 | |
| 1892 | — | #228 | 59 | |
| 1891 | — | #171 | 75 | |
| 1890 | — | #193 | 69 | |
| 1889 | — | #200 | 65 | |
| 1888 | — | #169 | 89 | |
| 1887 | — | #207 | 55 | |
| 1886 | — | #219 | 60 | |
| 1885 | — | #169 | 78 | |
| 1884 | — | #176 | 80 | |
| 1883 | — | #232 | 46 | |
| 1882 | — | #207 | 61 | |
| 1881 | — | #192 | 60 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Irving was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 62 boys a year got the name.
Where Irving is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#55 · 1 in 280
- Vermont#72 · 1 in 344
- Connecticut#73 · 1 in 476
- Massachusetts#80 · 1 in 562
- New Hampshire#83 · 1 in 451
Best ever in a state: #21 in New York, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #55 | 350 | 1 in 280 |
| Vermont | #72 | 7 | 1 in 344 |
| Connecticut | #73 | 25 | 1 in 476 |
| Massachusetts | #80 | 59 | 1 in 562 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 7 | 1 in 451 |
| New Jersey | #90 | 46 | 1 in 639 |
| Rhode Island | #94 | 8 | 1 in 634 |
| Illinois | #122 | 64 | 1 in 901 |
| Maryland | #135 | 11 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Maine | #148 | 7 | 1 in 895 |
| Michigan | #150 | 36 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Pennsylvania | #165 | 48 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Washington | #165 | 8 | 1 in 1,191 |
| California | #173 | 34 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Minnesota | #176 | 15 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Wisconsin | #198 | 13 | 1 in 1,905 |
| Louisiana | #210 | 15 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Virginia | #210 | 13 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Ohio | #224 | 21 | 1 in 2,503 |
| Iowa | #228 | 9 | 1 in 2,164 |
| Missouri | #245 | 11 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Indiana | #299 | 6 | 1 in 4,259 |
| North Carolina | #379 | 8 | 1 in 4,295 |
| Texas | #889 | 5 | 1 in 11,606 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Irving
- 158 spots since 2024 (#1,620 → #1,778)
- 84 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #1,778)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#1,599 → #1,778)
- Biggest jump: 374 spots in 1988 (#896 → #522)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1989 (#522 → #672)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #93 (431 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 47 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1911–1912
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1976
- Highest: 1 in 524 boys born in 1911 were named Irving (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,979 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.8% of all boys named Irving (11,898) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 654 | #169 (1888) | #197 |
| 1890s | 903 | #140 (1895) | #169 |
| 1900s | 1,524 | #114 (1908) | #145 |
| 1910s | 10,737 | #93 (1911) | #105 |
| 1920s | 11,898 | #116 (1920) | #142 |
| 1930s | 4,239 | #207 (1930) | #267 |
| 1940s | 2,933 | #328 (1941) | #366 |
| 1950s | 2,403 | #390 (1950) | #477 |
| 1960s | 1,466 | #557 (1960) | #642 |
| 1970s | 883 | #714 (1970) | #895 |
| 1980s | 1,204 | #522 (1988) | #911 |
| 1990s | 1,928 | #551 (1991) | #814 |
| 2000s | 1,770 | #816 (2003) | #987 |
| 2010s | 1,240 | #1,256 (2010) | #1,390 |
| 2020s | 582 | #1,620 (2024) | #1,697 |
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.
Irving in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 115,332 of them was named Irving, which outranked 45.7% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,768Wynette11
- #2,768Yasuko11
- #2,768Zelphia11
- #2,954Irving10
- #2,954Abelina10
- #2,954Adine10
- #2,954Aldean10
- #3,164Adlene9
- #3,164Alaine9
- #3,164Albena9
Tied with 209 names at #2,954; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 1,260 of them was named Irving, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.