Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Irwin
Endangered
Down 97.5% from peak
Peak era
1925
Peak births
527
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Irwin
How many people are named Irwin?
An estimated 3,542 living Americans are named Irwin.
How rare is Irwin?
Irwin is very rare among babies today, with 13 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.5% from its 1925 peak.
How old is the typical Irwin?
The median age of a living American named Irwin is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 76 years old.
Is Irwin still popular?
No. Irwin is endangered as a baby name, down 97.5% from its 1925 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Irwin most common?
Irwin has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 6.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19252025
Peak year
1925
Decline from peak
97.5%
2025
13
All-time
15,946
Where it lives now
Irwin is most concentrated in New York — about 5.1× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Irwin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.