Recorded 1991–2010 Boys' name Peak 1991 116 births

Irbin — boys' name

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.

1990s622000s492010s5
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Irbin was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Irbin in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irbin

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Irbin between 1991 and 2010, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Irbin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irbin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Irbin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Irbin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irbin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 116 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Irbin at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

116

Since 1991

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1991

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2010

Irbin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1991

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20102007200520031997199419921991 17

Irbin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 53% of Irbin's all-time total
1990s622000s492010s5

Irbin by state

Where Irbin concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Irbin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 14.7%
California share of Irbin's total US births 14.7%

17 of 116 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irbin?
116 babies have been named Irbin since 1991. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Irbin most popular?
Irbin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Irbin most popular?
The top states for the name Irbin are California (17 births).
How long has the name Irbin been used?
Irbin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 20 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Irbin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irby. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.