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Irvin

Irvin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“green water”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
UR-vin · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually from the Scottish place name and surname Irvine/Irvin, likely from a Brittonic river name interpreted as 'green water' or 'fresh water.' It is also used as a variant of Irving.

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How popular is Irvin?

202422.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Irvin in 202472

2024 rank#2,070 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 188039,915

Irvin is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.

Names like Irvin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Irvinggreen river; sea friend uncertain · Scottish
  • Loganlittle hollow · Scottish Gaelic
  • Cameroncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Carsonson of Carr · Scottish Gaelic
  • Callumdove · Scottish Gaelic
  • MaxwellMack's stream · Scottish Gaelic
  • Dallasmeadow dwelling · Scottish Gaelic

Irvin questions

What does the name Irvin mean?

Irvin means "green water". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Usually from the Scottish place name and surname Irvine/Irvin, likely from a Brittonic river name interpreted as 'green water' or 'fresh water.' It is also used as a variant of Irving.

Is Irvin a boy or girl name?

Irvin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Irvin?

72 US babies were named Irvin in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Irvin?

Irvin is usually pronounced UR-vin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.