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“Old Gaelic, glossed as 'freshwater' or 'friend of the sea'” — Old Gaelic origin
Boy's name · #1937 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Irvin holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1937 in 2025). About 40,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 144 notable people named Irvin:
Sports figures appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Irvin Cardona, Maltese footballer.
Similar names: Irving · Van · Hiram · Boyd · Mervin · Orrin
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