Boys' name · since 1910

Irvan

264 babies named Irvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,347 of 45,481
all-time among boys
264
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade

264 boys have been named Irvan since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Irvan recorded 264 times among boys since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1987.

  • #11,347 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 264 born since 1910
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irvan ranks #11,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,347 of 45,481
all-time among boys
264
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Irvan's 264 recorded births place it above 75.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Irvan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Irvan's full recorded timeline at 1928, 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 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Irvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1917)
14
Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
46810121416 19101917192219271933193919561987 5

Irvan by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 33% of the file).

1920s was Irvan's strongest decade.

86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Irvan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irvan? ▼
Since 1910, Social Security records show 264 babies named Irvan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,347 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1987. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 14 births.
Where does Irvan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irvan ranks #11,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Irvan most popular? ▼
Irvan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Irvan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Irvan since 1910 -- 78 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Irvan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irving, Irvin, Irven, Irvine, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Irvan's data

  • Irvan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Irvan

Nearby Names Like Irvan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Irvan

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Sherley
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Crescencio
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Lynnwood
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Wessley
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Irvan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1910–1987 (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 Irvan 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.