Irby — boys' name

What the Data Says About Irby

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,104 babies named Irby between 1896 and 1991, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Irby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irby performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Irby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Irby in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irby 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 1,104 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.