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Irving

/ˈɝvɪŋ/ · 100% boys · 90 born in 2025

Irving has been given to about 44,449 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɝvɪŋ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 15,758
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irving per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 1,538
  • Born in 202590
  • All time44,449

How popular is Irving?

Its best year was 1918, when 1,538 babies were given the name, ranking 108th. The typical living American called Irving is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Irving

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Irvin0.78
  2. Irwin0.65
  3. Sterling0.55
  4. King0.55
  5. Channing0.49
  6. Ivan0.45

Middle names for Irving

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irving Paul0.77
  2. Irving John0.77
  3. Irving Lee0.77
  4. Irving Dean0.76
  5. Irving Blake0.76
  6. Irving Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Irving

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.98
  2. Estellesister · 0.96
  3. Opalsister · 0.95
  4. Adelesister · 0.95
  5. Archiebrother · 0.90
  6. Sambrother · 0.90

Where Irving is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.01%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Irving Anderson0.77
  2. Irving Reyes0.72
  3. Irving Nguyen0.72
  4. Irving Moore0.72
  5. Irving Lee0.72
  6. Irving Hall0.72

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 Irving

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

Irving across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.