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Irvine

/ˈɝvaɪn/ · 99% boys · last recorded 2006

Irvine has been given to about 904 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɝvaɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 348
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irvine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 31
  • Born in 20250
  • All time904

How popular is Irvine?

Its best year was 1920, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 1478th. The typical living American called Irvine is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Irvine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Divine0.75
  2. Irving0.72
  3. Irvin0.72
  4. Carmine0.63
  5. Ryne0.62
  6. Irwin0.60
  7. Blaine0.57
  8. Laine0.57

Middle names for Irvine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irvine Paul0.87
  2. Irvine John0.87
  3. Irvine Blake0.86
  4. Irvine Wade0.86
  5. Irvine Ross0.86
  6. Irvine Quinn0.86

Sibling names for Irvine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.76
  2. Elouisesister · 0.75
  3. Cleoeither · 0.75
  4. Luellasister · 0.74
  5. Forestbrother · 0.71
  6. Louiebrother · 0.71

Where Irvine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Irvine White0.82
    2. Irvine Nguyen0.82
    3. Irvine Moore0.82
    4. Irvine Hill0.82
    5. Irvine Hall0.82
    6. Irvine Brown0.82

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Irvine

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.