Irvin
Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Irvin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Irvin
American parents first put Irvin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 86 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 817 Irvins were born — ranking #173 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,138 among baby boy names with 70 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 40K Irvins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Irvin
Irvin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Irvin's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #140. Use the chart and map above to compare Irvin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.