Irby
- Last seen for girls in 1943 at #4,691
- Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
- Given to boys 97.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,104since 1896
Irby over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Irby has never cracked the top 900 here.
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.
Show data table
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| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
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| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
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| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,652 | 6 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,494 | 11 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,939 | 16 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,838 | 17 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | — | #1,585 | 20 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,083 | 12 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,344 | 25 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | — | #1,174 | 37 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,380 | 29 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,941 | 17 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,333 | 30 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,549 | 24 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,124 | 37 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #1,138 | 33 |
| 1915 | — | #1,454 | 22 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,492 | 17 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,205 | 18 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
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| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
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| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1896
The first year at least five boys were named Irby! It came in at #982, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Irby is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Irby in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Irby
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1896 at #982 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1896
Share of babies · boys
1 in 19,928
- Highest: 1 in 19,928 boys born in 1896 were named Irby (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,066 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.2% of all boys named Irby (256) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #982 (1896) | #982 |
| 1900s | 20 | #1,083 (1909) | #1,150 |
| 1910s | 193 | #1,124 (1918) | #1,362 |
| 1920s | 256 | #1,174 (1926) | #1,517 |
| 1930s | 216 | #1,272 (1939) | #1,527 |
| 1940s | 152 | #1,519 (1948) | #1,930 |
| 1950s | 140 | #1,838 (1951) | #2,180 |
| 1960s | 73 | #2,121 (1960) | #3,403 |
| 1970s | 38 | #3,836 (1977) | #4,521 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,238 (1983) | #6,238 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,236 (1991) | #8,236 |
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.
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