Boys' name · peaked in 1881
Irvin name popularity since 1925
28,273 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Irvin. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Irvin is about 71 years old in 2026. Irvin peaked in 1881 as the #140 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,273
- Named Irvin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #140 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,937 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 38 girls · 28,235 boys
- Most popular in
- Maryland
- 3.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Irvin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Irvin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Irvin peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, Irvin became 3× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby boys to 1 in 5,840.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 57%, from 1 in 7,630 to 1 in 17,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Irvin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Irvin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Irvin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 3,384 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 4,760 | #244 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,893 | #317 |
| 1950s | 14 | 3,371 | #386 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,125 | #509 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,188 | #847 |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,401 | #954 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,990 | #599 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,115 | #613 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,522 | #1,478 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 486 | #1,937 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.1% of babies named Irvin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Irvin is most popular
The index compares Irvin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Irvin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3.11× | 1,141 |
| Louisiana | 3.02× | 1,306 |
| Virginia | 2.28× | 1,237 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.85× | 2,261 |
| Arizona | 1.62× | 506 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Irvin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Irvin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Irvin (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data