Total births
229
Girls' name · since 1899
Irva
229 babies named Irva in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1899. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 229
- total births
- 1899–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
Irva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 229 recorded since 1899.
Irva has 229 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1949.
- 229 total births
- 1899–1949 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
229 girls have been named Irva since 1899, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.
- 229
- total births
- 1899–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Irva was born in this single decade.
1899
Single peak year
19 babies were named Irva in 1899 - its busiest year on record.
Irva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irva splits its recorded history at 1923: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1899 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irva at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1899
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Irva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1949
- Peak year (1899)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Irva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Irva's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Irva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Irva? ▼
Irva has been given to 229 babies in the U.S. since 1899, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 19 babies were born in 1899, its single highest year.
When was Irva most popular? ▼
Irva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1899.
How long has the name Irva been used? ▼
Records for Irva go back to 1899, giving 51 years of history through 1949.
What names are similar to Irva? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irving, Irvin, Irvina, Irvine. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Irva's data
- Irva's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 1940s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1899–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Irva: Baby Name Since 1899 - 229 Births, Peak 1899." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/irva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Irva 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 July 2026.