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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Irby

Irby was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1046th; the most babies were born in 1918 (37). More babies were named Irby in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191837 babies
Total since 1880
1,130babies recorded

Irby popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 26 since 1898.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,0335
1960#2,16415
1950#2,14813
1940#1,54120
1930#1,44226
1920#1,47726
1910#1,7115
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Irby, counting every spelling?

Irby has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Irby?

About 300 people born in the US named Irby are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 78. That makes Irby a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Irby by state

How common Irby was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (9.4×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTN0.06North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesAL0.28Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Irby, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Irby: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Irby, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Irby

How popular is the name Irby?

Irby was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1046th; the most babies were born in 1918 (37). More babies were named Irby in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Irby a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 26 girls and 1,104 boys.

Where was Irby most popular?

In 1916–1920, Irby was most common in Alabama (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Texas.