Boys' name · since 1991

Irvyn

17 babies named Irvyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,152 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

17 boys have been named Irvyn since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Irvyn has 17 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2008.

  • #30,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irvyn ranks #30,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,152 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Irvyn's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% 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.

Irvyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Irvyn's full recorded timeline at 2004, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Irvyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199120042008 7

Irvyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

2000s was Irvyn's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Irvyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irvyn? ▼
Since 1991, Social Security records show 17 babies named Irvyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,152 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2008. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 7 births.
Where does Irvyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irvyn ranks #30,152 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 Irvyn most popular? ▼
Irvyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Irvyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Irvyn since 1991 -- 18 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Irvyn? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Irvyn

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Two nationwide peer axes for Irvyn: 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, 1991–2008 (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 Irvyn 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.