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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #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 1922

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedIDMontana: #141 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 888 boysMTNorth Dakota: #155 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 892 boysNDMinnesota: #135 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 862 boysMNIllinois: #209 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,913 boysILWisconsin: #134 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 896 boysWIMichigan: #231 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,310 boysMINew York: #311 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,888 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 344 boysWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 776 boysSDIowa: #145 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 872 boysIAIndiana: #118 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 708 boysINOhio: #191 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,785 boysOHPennsylvania: #106 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 784 boysPANew Jersey: #195 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,634 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #224 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,770 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedUTColorado: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,745 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 668 boysNEMissouri: #152 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 971 boysMOKentucky: #184 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,234 boysKYWest Virginia: #174 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,110 boysWVVirginia: #129 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 709 boysVAMaryland: #73 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 394 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: #163 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,050 boysKSArkansas: #351 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,950 boysARTennessee: #295 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,733 boysTNNorth Carolina: #211 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,478 boysNCSouth Carolina: #235 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,900 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #103 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 636 boysDCOklahoma: #274 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,010 boysOKLouisiana: #154 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 790 boysLAMississippi: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,854 boysMSAlabama: #258 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,057 boysALGeorgia: #216 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,709 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,755 boysTXFlorida: #222 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,490 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#73 · 1 in 394
  2. Wyoming#87 · 1 in 344
  3. District of Columbia#103 · 1 in 636
  4. Pennsylvania#106 · 1 in 784
  5. Indiana#118 · 1 in 708

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#73321 in 394
Wyoming#8751 in 344
District of Columbia#10351 in 636
Pennsylvania#1061111 in 784
Indiana#118351 in 708
Nebraska#126181 in 668
Virginia#129341 in 709
Wisconsin#134261 in 896
Minnesota#135261 in 862
Montana#14151 in 888
Iowa#145241 in 872
Missouri#152291 in 971
South Dakota#15381 in 776
Louisiana#154251 in 790
North Dakota#15571 in 892
Kansas#163151 in 1,050
West Virginia#174151 in 1,110
Kentucky#184211 in 1,234
Ohio#191281 in 1,785
New Jersey#195111 in 2,634
Illinois#209291 in 1,913
North Carolina#211231 in 1,478
Georgia#216181 in 1,709
Florida#22271 in 1,490
California#224171 in 1,770
Colorado#22651 in 1,745
Michigan#231151 in 2,310
South Carolina#235111 in 1,900
Alabama#258131 in 2,057
Oklahoma#274111 in 2,010
Tennessee#29591 in 2,733
New York#311191 in 4,888
Arkansas#35161 in 2,950
Texas#369191 in 2,755
Mississippi#40051 in 3,854
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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 1922

girls
#4,445
6 births · 1 in 200,167 girls
boys
#192
718 births · 1 in 1,516 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #4,445Irvin6

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #192Irvin718
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 200,167 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #4,011Zana7
  2. #4,011Zenaida7
  3. #4,011Zoie7
  4. #4,445Irvin6
  5. #4,445Aaron6
  6. #4,445Acie6
  7. #4,445Adalaide6
  8. #5,009Abelina5
  9. #5,009Adair5
  10. #5,009Adalia5

Tied with 563 names at #4,445; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,516 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #189Seymour735
  2. #190Isaac720
  3. #190Wilfred720
  4. #192Irvin718
  5. #193Dewey714
  6. #194Sylvester707
  7. #195Lonnie704
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →