Boys' name · since 1952
Irv
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Irv, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Irv since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irv has been recorded 14 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1957.
- #31,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irv ranks #31,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #31,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Irv's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irv's full recorded timeline at 1957, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Irv popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1957
- Peak year (1957)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Irv by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Irv's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Irv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irv: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1952–1957 (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 Irv 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.