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Irving

“Fresh water, from the River Irvine in Scotland” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #1778 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Irving has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #93 (1911) · 44,364 babies named Irving all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Irvings

• Irving Langmuir — American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)
• Irving Berlin — American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
• Irving Thalberg — American film producer (1899-1936)
• Irving Fisher — American economist and statistician (1867–1947)
• Irving Stone — American writer (1903–1989)

In stories & tradition

• Irving Joshua Matrix — fictional human
• Irving Braxiatel — Whoniverse
• Irving Hillman — Cathy · Cathy's Last Resort

What Irvings become

Among 493 notable people named Irving:

Business leaders appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Irving Kahn, American value investor and money manager.

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