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

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Peak · boys
1911 · 431 births
Debut · boys
60 births
In top 100 · boys
3 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
44,364
since 1880

Irving over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #93, 1911boys
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.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,77890
2024—#1,620105
2023—#1,71897
2022—#1,652104
2021—#1,72194
2020—#1,69492
2019—#1,450120
2018—#1,418123
2017—#1,287141
2016—#1,304139
2015—#1,599100
2014—#1,447113
2013—#1,326129
2012—#1,439115
2011—#1,377121
2010—#1,256139
2009—#1,266139
2008—#1,142159
2007—#1,050179
2006—#1,016181
2005—#980177
2004—#925183
2003—#816214
2002—#875187
2001—#958160
2000—#839191
1999—#1,002140
1998—#1,057127
1997—#988131
1996—#889152
1995—#837165
1994—#721211
1993—#765187
1992—#645255
1991—#551340
1990—#684220
1989—#672222
1988—#522304
1987—#896109
1986—#1,00884
1985—#1,08373
1984—#1,03374
1983—#97282
1982—#1,03177
1981—#95988
1980—#93891
1979—#97682
1978—#96979
1977—#1,01971
1976—#94677
1975—#90682
1974—#98869
1973—#85286
1972—#792102
1971—#791103
1970—#714132
1969—#732114
1968—#680122
1967—#646133
1966—#672121
1965—#705111
1964—#658139
1963—#620158
1962—#595170
1961—#558197
1960—#557201
1959—#590175
1958—#535206
1957—#511228
1956—#512219
1955—#469248
1954—#461247
1953—#458243
1952—#443253
1951—#403286
1950—#390298
1949—#400283
1948—#398290
1947—#384320
1946—#392277
1945—#364266
1944—#369267
1943—#340325
1942—#354296
1941—#328317
1940—#335292
1939—#310322
1938—#303322
1937—#292338
1936—#293340
1935—#288353
1934—#265422
1933—#260408
1932—#237508
1931—#215583
1930#3,3458#207643
1929—#185754
1928#2,95410#166879
1927#3,8757#1551,021
1926#4,8515#1441,159
1925#3,6648#1411,174
1924#5,0615#1371,260
1923#3,9717#1241,384
1922#3,6558#1241,365
1921#5,0995#1241,417
1920#3,9577#1161,485
1919—#1111,440
1918#4,8095#1081,533
1917#4,5945#1061,470
1916—#1091,373
1915#4,2745#1071,385
1914—#1001,156
1913—#104862
1912—#94815
1911—#93431
1910—#118272
1909—#134202
1908—#114225
1907—#123196
1906—#125170
1905—#142148
1904—#133159
1903—#149125
1902—#167104
1901—#17980
1900—#185115
1899—#15895
1898—#150113
1897—#15798
1896—#18687
1895—#140110
1894—#150102
1893—#15595
1892—#22859
1891—#17175
1890—#19369
1889—#20065
1888—#16989
1887—#20755
1886—#21960
1885—#16978
1884—#17680
1883—#23246
1882—#20761
1881—#19260
1880—#20060
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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 460 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #104 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 660 boysNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 878 boysNDMinnesota: #122 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 714 boysMNIllinois: #132 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 938 boysILWisconsin: #163 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,189 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 938 boysMINew York: #44 for boys · 522 births · 1 in 183 boysNYMassachusetts: #72 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 444 boysMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 897 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedSDIowa: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,104 boysIAIndiana: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,149 boysINOhio: #207 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,211 boysOHPennsylvania: #136 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,280 boysPANew Jersey: #78 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 487 boysNJConnecticut: #66 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 419 boysCTCalifornia: #169 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,108 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedUTColorado: #163 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 963 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,295 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedWVVirginia: #179 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,295 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 699 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedARTennessee: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,053 boysTNNorth Carolina: #317 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,099 boysNCSouth Carolina: #242 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,137 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #78 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 486 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,210 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMSAlabama: #382 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,799 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedHITexas: #465 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,950 boysTXFlorida: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,640 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#44 · 1 in 183
  2. Connecticut#66 · 1 in 419
  3. Massachusetts#72 · 1 in 444
  4. District of Columbia#78 · 1 in 486
  5. New Jersey#78 · 1 in 487

Best ever in a state: #21 in New York, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#445221 in 183
Connecticut#66291 in 419
Massachusetts#72771 in 444
District of Columbia#7871 in 486
New Jersey#78611 in 487
Maryland#95191 in 699
Maine#103141 in 460
New Hampshire#10451 in 660
Minnesota#122301 in 714
Rhode Island#12261 in 897
Illinois#132631 in 938
Pennsylvania#136691 in 1,280
Michigan#140421 in 938
North Dakota#15871 in 878
Colorado#16391 in 963
Wisconsin#163201 in 1,189
California#169331 in 1,108
Virginia#179181 in 1,295
Ohio#207241 in 2,211
Louisiana#214161 in 1,210
South Carolina#24291 in 2,137
Missouri#29291 in 3,295
Florida#29351 in 2,640
North Carolina#317111 in 3,099
Iowa#31951 in 4,104
Indiana#32751 in 5,149
Tennessee#35961 in 4,053
Alabama#38271 in 3,799
Texas#465141 in 3,950
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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 Irving
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s654#169 (1888)#197
1890s903#140 (1895)#169
1900s1,524#114 (1908)#145
1910s10,737#93 (1911)#105
1920s11,898#116 (1920)#142
1930s4,239#207 (1930)#267
1940s2,933#328 (1941)#366
1950s2,403#390 (1950)#477
1960s1,466#557 (1960)#642
1970s883#714 (1970)#895
1980s1,204#522 (1988)#911
1990s1,928#551 (1991)#814
2000s1,770#816 (2003)#987
2010s1,240#1,256 (2010)#1,390
2020s582#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 1925

girls
#3,664
8 births · 1 in 152,173 girls
boys
#141
1,174 births · 1 in 951 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #3,664Irving8

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #141Irving1,174
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 152,173 of them was named Irving, which outranked 36.5% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irving
  1. #3,362Wylene9
  2. #3,362Zeda9
  3. #3,362Zelta9
  4. #3,664Irving8
  5. #3,664Adalyn8
  6. #3,664Adrianne8
  7. #3,664Agusta8
  8. #4,028Adalene7
  9. #4,028Adamae7
  10. #4,028Ader7

Tied with 363 names at #3,664; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 951 of them was named Irving, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irving
  1. #138Tom1,216
  2. #139Willis1,198
  3. #140Dean1,195
  4. #141Irving1,174
  5. #142Johnny1,167
  6. #143Patrick1,153
  7. #144Steve1,145
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →