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How popular is the name Irvine?

Births per year, rank history and how many Irvines are alive today.

Irvine (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 4527th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.

The Irvine you are most likely to meet is around 16 years old. Half of all Irvines born in England and Wales are between 12 and 22, and there are at least 40 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Irvine - on average, only one in every 7,575 such rooms contains a Irvine.

How many babies are named Irvine each year?

01232009: 3actual

Where does Irvine rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002009: ranked 4,527

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Irvine most popular?

Irvine peaked in 2009, when 3 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Irvine?

At least 40 people named Irvine born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Irvine?

Most living Irvines are between 12 and 22; the most common age is about 16.

Is Irvine becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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