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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #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 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,240 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #130 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 741 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedIDMontana: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 704 boysMTNorth Dakota: #86 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 331 boysNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,057 boysMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,505 boysILWisconsin: #177 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,396 boysWIMichigan: #183 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,503 boysMINew York: #359 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,735 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,046 boysRIOregon: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,139 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysSDIowa: #133 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 802 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 958 boysINOhio: #144 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,159 boysOHPennsylvania: #97 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 736 boysPANew Jersey: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,923 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,165 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedUTColorado: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 787 boysCONebraska: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 804 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 635 boysMOKentucky: #117 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 698 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 861 boysWVVirginia: #120 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 664 boysVAMaryland: #58 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 262 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: #133 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 740 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedARTennessee: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,456 boysTNNorth Carolina: #263 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,225 boysNCSouth Carolina: #181 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,228 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,870 boysOKLouisiana: #207 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,191 boysLAMississippi: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,345 boysMSAlabama: #278 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,321 boysALGeorgia: #253 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,173 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irvin, so not publishedHITexas: #318 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,166 boysTXFlorida: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,702 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#58 · 1 in 262
  2. North Dakota#86 · 1 in 331
  3. Pennsylvania#97 · 1 in 736
  4. Missouri#111 · 1 in 635
  5. Kentucky#117 · 1 in 698

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#58491 in 262
North Dakota#86181 in 331
Pennsylvania#971201 in 736
Missouri#111461 in 635
Kentucky#117371 in 698
Virginia#120361 in 664
Rhode Island#12251 in 1,046
Montana#12861 in 704
Indiana#130271 in 958
Washington#130131 in 741
Iowa#133261 in 802
Kansas#133221 in 740
West Virginia#141201 in 861
Nebraska#144151 in 804
Ohio#144451 in 1,159
Colorado#146111 in 787
Minnesota#152211 in 1,057
Oregon#16251 in 1,139
South Dakota#17261 in 1,021
Wisconsin#177171 in 1,396
California#178291 in 1,165
Illinois#181381 in 1,505
South Carolina#181161 in 1,228
Michigan#183241 in 1,503
Maine#18751 in 1,240
Louisiana#207161 in 1,191
Florida#23561 in 1,702
Georgia#253131 in 2,173
Oklahoma#255121 in 1,870
North Carolina#263151 in 2,225
Alabama#278111 in 2,321
Mississippi#27881 in 2,345
New Jersey#27961 in 4,923
Texas#318241 in 2,166
Tennessee#34471 in 3,456
New York#359141 in 6,735
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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 1923

girls
#3,350
9 births · 1 in 134,041 girls
boys
#173
817 births · 1 in 1,342 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #3,350Irvin9

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #173Irvin817
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 134,041 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 41.6% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #3,125Wilbur10
  2. #3,125Zenaida10
  3. #3,125Zephyr10
  4. #3,350Irvin9
  5. #3,350Adalia9
  6. #3,350Adena9
  7. #3,350Adra9
  8. #3,641Aaron8
  9. #3,641Ader8
  10. #3,641Adlene8

Tied with 290 names at #3,350; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,342 of them was named Irvin, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irvin
  1. #170Phillip844
  2. #171Ira831
  3. #172Jay829
  4. #173Irvin817
  5. #174Leland807
  6. #175Emil798
  7. #176Ivan791
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →