# Irvine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/irvine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “green”, “fresh”, “water” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɜɹvɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 904 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 899 / 5 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).

## What it means

Irvine is grouped under green and water.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 | 5,319 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 10 | 4,569 |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,860 |
| 1990 | 6 | 7,521 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,594 |
| 1992 | 10 | 5,384 |
| 1993 | 5 | 9,283 |
| 1994 | 6 | 8,162 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,404 |
| 1996 | 6 | 8,329 |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,575 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,244 |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,544 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,733 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11,557 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11,174 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |

## People named Irvine

- Irvine Robertson, Canadian rower (1882–1956)
- Irvine Lenroot, American politician (1869-1949)
- Irvine Arditti, British violinist and composer (born 1953)
- Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Irv Robbins, American businessman (1917–2008)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.