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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #93, 1911boys
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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
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 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNHWashington: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMNIllinois: #277 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,024 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedWIMichigan: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,622 boysMINew York: #221 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,701 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedINOhio: #552 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 20,291 boysOHPennsylvania: #434 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,091 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,719 boysNJConnecticut: #191 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,096 boysCTCalifornia: #448 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 8,254 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedUTColorado: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedWVVirginia: #304 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,735 boysVAMaryland: #325 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,527 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: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #404 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,914 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #185 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,602 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,698 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Irving, so not publishedTXFlorida: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,437 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#185 · 1 in 1,602
  2. Connecticut#191 · 1 in 3,096
  3. New York#221 · 1 in 2,701
  4. New Jersey#244 · 1 in 4,719
  5. Illinois#277 · 1 in 4,024

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#18591 in 1,602
Connecticut#19171 in 3,096
New York#221611 in 2,701
New Jersey#244111 in 4,719
Illinois#277251 in 4,024
Colorado#30351 in 3,595
Virginia#304111 in 3,735
Maryland#32551 in 5,527
Florida#35181 in 4,437
Louisiana#39681 in 4,698
North Carolina#40491 in 5,914
Michigan#41291 in 9,622
Pennsylvania#43491 in 13,091
California#448171 in 8,254
Ohio#55251 in 20,291
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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 1952

boys
#443
253 births · 1 in 7,682 boys

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #443Irving253
More about 1952

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 7,682 of them was named Irving, which outranked 89.6% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irving
  1. #440Sterling255
  2. #441Abraham254
  3. #441Junior254
  4. #443Irving253
  5. #444Vaughn252
  6. #445Brett251
  7. #445Denny251
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →