Irving
A Scottish surname from the town of Irvine in Ayrshire, named for a river whose Brythonic name probably meant green water.
Irving in 2025
Irving was given to 90 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,810th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 36,837 babies born.
The history of Irving
Irving reached its highest point in 1918, when 1,538 babies were given the name, ranking 257th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 232nd, in 1912.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 44,449 babies have been named Irving. Half of them were born before 1926, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Irving by decade
| Decade | Babies named Irving | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 654 | 384 |
| 1890s | 903 | 404 |
| 1900s | 1,524 | 341 |
| 1910s | 10,752 | 232 |
| 1920s | 11,960 | 269 |
| 1930s | 4,247 | 448 |
| 1940s | 2,933 | 706 |
| 1950s | 2,403 | 855 |
| 1960s | 1,466 | 1,251 |
| 1970s | 883 | 1,638 |
| 1980s | 1,204 | 1,161 |
| 1990s | 1,928 | 1,183 |
| 2000s | 1,770 | 1,854 |
| 2010s | 1,240 | 2,799 |
| 2020s | 582 | 3,472 |
Where Irving is heading
Irving has fallen 10% over the past decade, from 100 babies in 2015 to 90 in 2025.
Names like Irving
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Irving.