The first name Irvin
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈɝvɪn/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Irvin last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 5 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Irvin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Irvin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 80 boys born in the United States were named Irvin, the 1,937th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 817 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Irvin
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Irvin YalomAmerican psychotherapist and writer, born 1931
- Irvin KershnerAmerican film director (1923–2010)
- Irvin McDowellAmerican general (1818–1885)
- Irvin S. CobbAmerican writer (1876-1944)
- Irvin WillatFilm director (1890-1976)
- Fred Irvin DiamondAmerican mathematician specializing in modular forms and Galois representations (b.1964)
- Irvin YeaworthGerman film director (1926-2004)
Questions
- How popular is the name Irvin?
- In 2024, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Irvin, ranking 3,688th.
- Is Irvin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 39,997 US babies named Irvin since 1880 were boys.
- When was Irvin most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 817 babies were named Irvin, its highest rank at 173rd.
- How do you pronounce Irvin?
- Irvin is /ˈɝvɪn/, 2 syllables.
- Is Irvin also a surname?
- Yes. Irvin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.