Boys' name · since 1991
Irbin
116 babies named Irbin in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
116 boys have been named Irbin since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Irbin has 116 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2010.
- #16,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 116 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irbin ranks #16,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Irbin's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Irbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irbin's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Irbin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Irbin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Irbin's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Irbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (53% of all-time use).
Irbin by state
Where Irbin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 14.7% |
17 of 116 births nationwide.
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What to do with Irbin's data
- Irbin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Irbins (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irbin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Irbin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.