Irving
Last seen for girls in 1930 at #3,345 · #1,778 for boys in 2025, 90 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 431 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 44,364since 1880
Irving over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #1,778 | 90 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,620 | 105 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,718 | 97 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,652 | 104 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,721 | 94 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,694 | 92 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,450 | 120 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,418 | 123 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,287 | 141 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,304 | 139 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,599 | 100 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,447 | 113 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,326 | 129 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,439 | 115 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,377 | 121 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,256 | 139 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,266 | 139 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,142 | 159 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,050 | 179 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,016 | 181 | |
| 2005 | — | #980 | 177 | |
| 2004 | — | #925 | 183 | |
| 2003 | — | #816 | 214 | |
| 2002 | — | #875 | 187 | |
| 2001 | — | #958 | 160 | |
| 2000 | — | #839 | 191 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,002 | 140 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,057 | 127 | |
| 1997 | — | #988 | 131 | |
| 1996 | — | #889 | 152 | |
| 1995 | — | #837 | 165 | |
| 1994 | — | #721 | 211 | |
| 1993 | — | #765 | 187 | |
| 1992 | — | #645 | 255 | |
| 1991 | — | #551 | 340 | |
| 1990 | — | #684 | 220 | |
| 1989 | — | #672 | 222 | |
| 1988 | — | #522 | 304 | |
| 1987 | — | #896 | 109 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,008 | 84 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,033 | 74 | |
| 1983 | — | #972 | 82 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,031 | 77 | |
| 1981 | — | #959 | 88 | |
| 1980 | — | #938 | 91 | |
| 1979 | — | #976 | 82 | |
| 1978 | — | #969 | 79 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,019 | 71 | |
| 1976 | — | #946 | 77 | |
| 1975 | — | #906 | 82 | |
| 1974 | — | #988 | 69 | |
| 1973 | — | #852 | 86 | |
| 1972 | — | #792 | 102 | |
| 1971 | — | #791 | 103 | |
| 1970 | — | #714 | 132 | |
| 1969 | — | #732 | 114 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #646 | 133 | |
| 1966 | — | #672 | 121 | |
| 1965 | — | #705 | 111 | |
| 1964 | — | #658 | 139 | |
| 1963 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1962 | — | #595 | 170 | |
| 1961 | — | #558 | 197 | |
| 1960 | — | #557 | 201 | |
| 1959 | — | #590 | 175 | |
| 1958 | — | #535 | 206 | |
| 1957 | — | #511 | 228 | |
| 1956 | — | #512 | 219 | |
| 1955 | — | #469 | 248 | |
| 1954 | — | #461 | 247 | |
| 1953 | — | #458 | 243 | |
| 1952 | — | #443 | 253 | |
| 1951 | — | #403 | 286 | |
| 1950 | — | #390 | 298 | |
| 1949 | — | #400 | 283 | |
| 1948 | — | #398 | 290 | |
| 1947 | — | #384 | 320 | |
| 1946 | — | #392 | 277 | |
| 1945 | — | #364 | 266 | |
| 1944 | — | #369 | 267 | |
| 1943 | — | #340 | 325 | |
| 1942 | — | #354 | 296 | |
| 1941 | — | #328 | 317 | |
| 1940 | — | #335 | 292 | |
| 1939 | — | #310 | 322 | |
| 1938 | — | #303 | 322 | |
| 1937 | — | #292 | 338 | |
| 1936 | — | #293 | 340 | |
| 1935 | — | #288 | 353 | |
| 1934 | — | #265 | 422 | |
| 1933 | — | #260 | 408 | |
| 1932 | — | #237 | 508 | |
| 1931 | — | #215 | 583 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #207 | 643 |
| 1929 | — | #185 | 754 | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #166 | 879 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #155 | 1,021 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #144 | 1,159 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #141 | 1,174 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #137 | 1,260 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #124 | 1,384 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #124 | 1,365 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #124 | 1,417 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #116 | 1,485 |
| 1919 | — | #111 | 1,440 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #108 | 1,533 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #106 | 1,470 |
| 1916 | — | #109 | 1,373 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #107 | 1,385 |
| 1914 | — | #100 | 1,156 | |
| 1913 | — | #104 | 862 | |
| 1912 | — | #94 | 815 | |
| 1911 | — | #93 | 431 | |
| 1910 | — | #118 | 272 | |
| 1909 | — | #134 | 202 | |
| 1908 | — | #114 | 225 | |
| 1907 | — | #123 | 196 | |
| 1906 | — | #125 | 170 | |
| 1905 | — | #142 | 148 | |
| 1904 | — | #133 | 159 | |
| 1903 | — | #149 | 125 | |
| 1902 | — | #167 | 104 | |
| 1901 | — | #179 | 80 | |
| 1900 | — | #185 | 115 | |
| 1899 | — | #158 | 95 | |
| 1898 | — | #150 | 113 | |
| 1897 | — | #157 | 98 | |
| 1896 | — | #186 | 87 | |
| 1895 | — | #140 | 110 | |
| 1894 | — | #150 | 102 | |
| 1893 | — | #155 | 95 | |
| 1892 | — | #228 | 59 | |
| 1891 | — | #171 | 75 | |
| 1890 | — | #193 | 69 | |
| 1889 | — | #200 | 65 | |
| 1888 | — | #169 | 89 | |
| 1887 | — | #207 | 55 | |
| 1886 | — | #219 | 60 | |
| 1885 | — | #169 | 78 | |
| 1884 | — | #176 | 80 | |
| 1883 | — | #232 | 46 | |
| 1882 | — | #207 | 61 | |
| 1881 | — | #192 | 60 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Irving was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 62 boys a year got the name.
Where Irving is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New York#29 · 1 in 119
- Connecticut#57 · 1 in 288
- New Jersey#60 · 1 in 282
- Massachusetts#60 · 1 in 313
- New Hampshire#72 · 1 in 323
Best ever in a state: #21 in New York, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #29 | 675 | 1 in 119 |
| Connecticut | #57 | 40 | 1 in 288 |
| Massachusetts | #60 | 93 | 1 in 313 |
| New Jersey | #60 | 86 | 1 in 282 |
| New Hampshire | #72 | 8 | 1 in 323 |
| Rhode Island | #75 | 11 | 1 in 374 |
| Illinois | #81 | 120 | 1 in 414 |
| Maine | #86 | 14 | 1 in 338 |
| Maryland | #118 | 13 | 1 in 786 |
| Minnesota | #120 | 29 | 1 in 648 |
| Michigan | #133 | 34 | 1 in 811 |
| Wisconsin | #140 | 24 | 1 in 836 |
| California | #141 | 20 | 1 in 897 |
| Oregon | #145 | 5 | 1 in 887 |
| North Dakota | #151 | 8 | 1 in 835 |
| Colorado | #156 | 7 | 1 in 886 |
| Washington | #160 | 7 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Virginia | #169 | 16 | 1 in 1,153 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 5 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Pennsylvania | #178 | 38 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Ohio | #181 | 25 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Louisiana | #217 | 12 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 5 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Iowa | #248 | 8 | 1 in 2,256 |
| Indiana | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,907 |
| North Carolina | #340 | 8 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Missouri | #376 | 6 | 1 in 4,101 |
| Alabama | #433 | 5 | 1 in 4,234 |
| Texas | #465 | 10 | 1 in 3,827 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 158 spots since 2024 (#1,620 → #1,778)
- 84 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #1,778)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#1,599 → #1,778)
- Biggest jump: 374 spots in 1988 (#896 → #522)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1989 (#522 → #672)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #93 (431 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 47 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1911–1912
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1976
Share of babies · boys
1 in 524
- Highest: 1 in 524 boys born in 1911 were named Irving (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,979 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 26.8% of all boys named Irving (11,898) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 654 | #169 (1888) | #197 |
| 1890s | 903 | #140 (1895) | #169 |
| 1900s | 1,524 | #114 (1908) | #145 |
| 1910s | 10,737 | #93 (1911) | #105 |
| 1920s | 11,898 | #116 (1920) | #142 |
| 1930s | 4,239 | #207 (1930) | #267 |
| 1940s | 2,933 | #328 (1941) | #366 |
| 1950s | 2,403 | #390 (1950) | #477 |
| 1960s | 1,466 | #557 (1960) | #642 |
| 1970s | 883 | #714 (1970) | #895 |
| 1980s | 1,204 | #522 (1988) | #911 |
| 1990s | 1,928 | #551 (1991) | #814 |
| 2000s | 1,770 | #816 (2003) | #987 |
| 2010s | 1,240 | #1,256 (2010) | #1,390 |
| 2020s | 582 | #1,620 (2024) | #1,697 |
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.
Irving in 1916
boys
#109
1,373 births · 1 in 648 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 648 of them was named Irving, which outranked 97.6% 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 Irving
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.