Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Irving
Endangered
Down 94.1% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
1,533
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Irving
How many people are named Irving?
An estimated 11,260 living Americans are named Irving.
How rare is Irving?
Irving is uncommon among babies today, with 90 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.1% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Irving?
The median age of a living American named Irving is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 23 and 66 years old.
Is Irving still popular?
No. Irving is endangered as a baby name, down 94.1% from its 1918 peak with 90 births in 2025.
Where is Irving most common?
Irving has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
94.1%
2025
90
All-time
44,364
Where it lives now
Irving is most concentrated in New York — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Irving is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.