Recorded 1883–2006 Boys' name Peak 1915 899 births

Irvine — boys' name

899 babies named Irvine in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111890s161900s271910s1721920s2121930s1311940s1161950s731960s261980s301990s612000s24
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Irvine was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

30 babies were named Irvine in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irvine

The Social Security Administration has registered 899 babies named Irvine between 1883 and 2006, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Irvine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irvine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Irvine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Irvine in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irvine 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 899 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.

Irvine at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

899

Since 1883

124 years of records

Peak year

1915

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1883

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2006

Irvine popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1883

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1915)
30
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Irvine popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1920 (Irvine as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1920 5

Irvine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
212 births that decade — 24% of Irvine's all-time total
1880s111890s161900s271910s1721920s2121930s1311940s1161950s731960s261980s301990s612000s24

Irvine by state

Where Irvine concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Irvine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 3.1%
#2 Kentucky
16 1.8%
#3 Virginia
6 0.7%
#4 Wisconsin
5 0.6%
California share of Irvine's total US births 3.1%
Even split

28 of 899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irvine?
899 babies have been named Irvine since 1883. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1915 with 30 births.
When was Irvine most popular?
Irvine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Irvine most popular?
The top states for the name Irvine are California (28 births), Kentucky (16 births), Virginia (6 births).
How long has the name Irvine been used?
Irvine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 124 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Irvine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irving, Irvin, Irven, Irvan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1883–2006 (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.