Irwin
Irwin was the 6600th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 245th; the most babies were born in 1925 (527). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,451 places. More babies were named Irwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,600 boys, down 1,674 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1925527 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,958babies recorded
Irwin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,600 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,926 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,037 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,496 | 38 |
| 1990 | #1,792 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,881 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,445 | 34 |
| 1960 | #820 | 87 |
| 1950 | #560 | 146 |
| 1940 | #378 | 229 |
| 1930 | #254 | 486 |
| 1920 | #316 | 333 |
| 1910 | #368 | 49 |
| 1900 | #395 | 32 |
| 1890 | #448 | 17 |
| 1880 | #366 | 22 |
How popular is Irwin, counting every spelling?
Irwin is a spelling of Erwin, a name family that had 70 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin | 57 | #2,402 | 267 |
| Irwin | 13 | #6,600 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Irwin?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Irwin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Irwin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Irwin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Irwin?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Irwin are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 35 and 79. That makes Irwin a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Irwin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Irwin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Irwin
How popular is the name Irwin?
Irwin was the 6600th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 245th; the most babies were born in 1925 (527). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,451 places. More babies were named Irwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Irwin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Irwin in the US.