Boys' name · since 1880
Irvin
39,922 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.
- #576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,922
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Irvin is the #1933 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 39,922 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Irvin recorded 39,922 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1933 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,933 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 39,922 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irvin ranks #576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,933 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 39,922 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,922
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Irvin's 39,922 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Irvin compares
39,922 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Irvin's all-time total is 108x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39,922 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 817 | 34 | 22,252 |
Irvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irvin's full recorded timeline at 1953, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 55 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 817 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Irvin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 817
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Irvin popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 1916 (Irvin as girls' name)
Irvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7,246 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Irvin's strongest decade.
7,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Irvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 770
1880s
770 births
- 1890s 789
1890s
789 births
- 1900s 1,007
1900s
1,007 births
- 1910s
1910s
5,259 births
- 1920s
1920s
7,246 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,760 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,893 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,371 births
- 1960s 2,125
1960s
2,125 births
- 1970s 1,188
1970s
1,188 births
- 1980s 1,401
1980s
1,401 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,990 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,115 births
- 2010s 1,522
2010s
1,522 births
- 2020s 486
2020s
486 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7,246 births (18% of all-time use).
How Irvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Irvin's total volume
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 | | 3,139 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,456 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,644 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 1,643 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 1,576 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 1,563 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,354 | 3.4% |
3,536 of 39,922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Irvin appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Irvin's data
- Irvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (7,246 total births); usage has since declined to 486 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Irvins (3,536 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Irvin 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.