Irwin

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

⭐ Famous Irwin

Irwin Rose

American biologist (1926-2015)

Choose Irwin and your child shares a first name with Irwin Rose, an American biologist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Irwin, like who?” Irwin Rose's Wikipedia article is available in 58 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 131,579 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Irwin, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Irwin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIrwin has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Irwins, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1931, when it ranked #245. Today it's #6,446, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowIrwin was 2.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 51,813 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 131,579.
• 🍂TrendIrwin has slipped 1,591 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,446. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Irwin

Irwin is a boy name of American, English and German origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-win”. US birth records list Irwin for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked #245 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,446, with 13 babies.

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