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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #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 1916

  • 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: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 934 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #125 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 668 boysNDMinnesota: #122 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 672 boysMNIllinois: #128 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 828 boysILWisconsin: #133 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 772 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,199 boysMINew York: #271 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,490 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedRIOregon: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 887 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 638 boysSDIowa: #140 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 820 boysIAIndiana: #110 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 636 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 967 boysOHPennsylvania: #112 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 834 boysPANew Jersey: #278 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,848 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #200 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,496 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedUTColorado: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,033 boysCONebraska: #102 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 433 boysNEMissouri: #115 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 665 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 896 boysKYWest Virginia: #245 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,864 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 769 boysVAMaryland: #59 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 300 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: #137 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 775 boysKSArkansas: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,142 boysARTennessee: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,077 boysTNNorth Carolina: #193 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,257 boysNCSouth Carolina: #358 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,352 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,944 boysOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 824 boysLAMississippi: #281 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,026 boysMSAlabama: #267 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,117 boysALGeorgia: #179 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,244 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #371 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,733 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 751 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#59 · 1 in 300
  2. Nebraska#102 · 1 in 433
  3. Indiana#110 · 1 in 636
  4. Pennsylvania#112 · 1 in 834
  5. Missouri#115 · 1 in 665

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#59341 in 300
Nebraska#102241 in 433
Indiana#110321 in 636
Pennsylvania#112881 in 834
Missouri#115371 in 665
Minnesota#122281 in 672
North Dakota#125101 in 668
Illinois#128601 in 828
Ohio#131421 in 967
South Dakota#13181 in 638
Virginia#131241 in 769
Wisconsin#133261 in 772
Kansas#137171 in 775
Florida#140101 in 751
Iowa#140221 in 820
Kentucky#140221 in 896
Oregon#14551 in 887
Washington#14781 in 934
Colorado#16661 in 1,033
Louisiana#167181 in 824
Michigan#170231 in 1,199
Georgia#179211 in 1,244
North Carolina#193201 in 1,257
Arkansas#198121 in 1,142
California#200121 in 1,496
West Virginia#24561 in 1,864
Tennessee#25991 in 2,077
Alabama#267101 in 2,117
New York#271231 in 3,490
New Jersey#27851 in 4,848
Mississippi#28181 in 2,026
Oklahoma#28281 in 1,944
South Carolina#35851 in 3,352
Texas#371141 in 2,733
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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 1916

girls
#4,417
5 births · 1 in 208,867 girls
boys
#164
724 births · 1 in 1,229 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #4,417Irvin5

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #164Irvin724
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 208,867 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 14.4% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #3,919Zoie6
  2. #3,919Zoila6
  3. #3,919Zollie6
  4. #4,417Irvin5
  5. #4,417Aaron5
  6. #4,417Adamae5
  7. #4,417Adelaine5

Tied with 744 names at #4,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,229 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #161Delbert743
  2. #162Bruce740
  3. #163Marshall739
  4. #164Irvin724
  5. #165Ivan723
  6. #165Phillip723
  7. #165Ronald723
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →