Irving
Irving is an originally Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. Irving is also used as a male given name.
Meaning & Origin of Irving
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irving is an originally Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. Irving is also used as a male given name.
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The Story of Irving
Irving first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 60 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 1,533 Irvings were born — ranking #108 that year. As of 2026, Irving ranks #1,608 for baby boys with 107 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 44K Irvings 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 Irving
Irving is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Irving's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #93. Use the chart and map above to compare Irving'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 .
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