Irving

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

Boy's name · #1783 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Irving belongs to an older America first — it reached #93 back in 1911 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1783. About 44,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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.

Similar names: Irvin · Lloyd · Hiram · Don · Houston · Coleman

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