Irvin

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A few things about Irvin you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Irvin

Irvin Yalom

American psychotherapist and writer

Choose Irvin and your child shares a first name with Irvin Yalom, an American psychotherapist and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Irvin, like who?” Irvin Yalom's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,368 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Irvin, 80 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Irvin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIrvin has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Irvins, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #140. Today it's #1,932, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowIrvin was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,220 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 21,368.
• 🍂TrendIrvin has slipped 117 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,932. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Irvin

Irvin is a boy name of English, Irish and Scottish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-vin”. US birth records list Irvin for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #140 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,932, with 80 babies.

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