Irvin — #2070 US boys' name
39,840 babies named Irvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to boys today.
18% of everyone ever named Irvin was born in this single decade.
817 babies were named Irvin in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Irvin
The Social Security Administration has registered 39,840 babies named Irvin between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Irvin currently holds the #2070 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 817 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Irvin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7,246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Irvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 3,536 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Irvin in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Irvin 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 39,840 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.
Irvin at a glance
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Irvin popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1923)
- 817
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #2070 among boys.
39,840 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 817 births in a single year.
Irvin popularity over time — girls
75 total births recorded since 1916 (Irvin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Irvin accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Irvin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 7,246 births that decade — 18% of Irvin's all-time total
Irvin decade highlights
- Peak decade 7,246 births
- Runner-up 5,259 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Irvin's strongest decade
7,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 18% of all-time use.
Irvin by state
Where Irvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 3,536 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 3,126 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,438 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,644 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 1,643 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 1,576 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 1,563 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,354 | 3.4% |
3,536 of 39,840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 8.9% of nationwide
- California 7.8% of nationwide
- Texas 6.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.1% of nationwide
- Virginia 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 8.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Irvin appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.