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 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#59 · 1 in 300
- Nebraska#102 · 1 in 433
- Indiana#110 · 1 in 636
- Pennsylvania#112 · 1 in 834
- Missouri#115 · 1 in 665
Best ever in a state: #49 in Maryland, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #59 | 34 | 1 in 300 |
| Nebraska | #102 | 24 | 1 in 433 |
| Indiana | #110 | 32 | 1 in 636 |
| Pennsylvania | #112 | 88 | 1 in 834 |
| Missouri | #115 | 37 | 1 in 665 |
| Minnesota | #122 | 28 | 1 in 672 |
| North Dakota | #125 | 10 | 1 in 668 |
| Illinois | #128 | 60 | 1 in 828 |
| Ohio | #131 | 42 | 1 in 967 |
| South Dakota | #131 | 8 | 1 in 638 |
| Virginia | #131 | 24 | 1 in 769 |
| Wisconsin | #133 | 26 | 1 in 772 |
| Kansas | #137 | 17 | 1 in 775 |
| Florida | #140 | 10 | 1 in 751 |
| Iowa | #140 | 22 | 1 in 820 |
| Kentucky | #140 | 22 | 1 in 896 |
| Oregon | #145 | 5 | 1 in 887 |
| Washington | #147 | 8 | 1 in 934 |
| Colorado | #166 | 6 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Louisiana | #167 | 18 | 1 in 824 |
| Michigan | #170 | 23 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Georgia | #179 | 21 | 1 in 1,244 |
| North Carolina | #193 | 20 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Arkansas | #198 | 12 | 1 in 1,142 |
| California | #200 | 12 | 1 in 1,496 |
| West Virginia | #245 | 6 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Tennessee | #259 | 9 | 1 in 2,077 |
| Alabama | #267 | 10 | 1 in 2,117 |
| New York | #271 | 23 | 1 in 3,490 |
| New Jersey | #278 | 5 | 1 in 4,848 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 8 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Oklahoma | #282 | 8 | 1 in 1,944 |
| South Carolina | #358 | 5 | 1 in 3,352 |
| Texas | #371 | 14 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 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 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
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).
Tied with 744 names at #4,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.