Irving Boy
How popular is Irving?
#1,778 boy name in 2025
90 baby boys were named Irving in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name.
12,491living people named Irving (est.)
42median age of people named Irving
44,449babies named Irving since 1880
1 in 36,837US babies born in 2025
Irving popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,778 for boys (▼ 158 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 90 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,599 in 2015, #1,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,533 boys) |
| Highest rank | #93 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Irving is most popular
Babies named Irving per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Irving by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 654 | #169 |
| 1890s | 903 | #140 |
| 1900s | 1,524 | #114 |
| 1910s | 10,737 | #93 |
| 1920s | 11,898 | #116 |
| 1930s | 4,239 | #207 |
| 1940s | 2,933 | #328 |
| 1950s | 2,403 | #389 |
| 1960s | 1,466 | #557 |
| 1970s | 883 | #714 |
| 1980s | 1,204 | #522 |
| 1990s | 1,928 | #551 |
| 2000s | 1,770 | #815 |
| 2010s | 1,240 | #1,256 |
| 2020s | 582 | #1,620 |
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Questions
- Is Irving a boy or girl name?
- Irving is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Irving were boys.
- How popular is the name Irving?
- 90 baby boys were named Irving in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name.
- When was Irving most popular?
- Irving peaked in 1918, when 1,533 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #93 in 1911.
- How many people are named Irving?
- 44,449 babies have been named Irving in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,491 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
- Where is Irving most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Irving was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.