Given name
Irv
“a triend of the sea”
In English use, Irv has a related form in Irving. One English interpretation is “a triend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Irv has a related form in Irving. One English interpretation is “a triend of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Irv has a related form in Irving. An origin associated with Irving is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Irv through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 14 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Irv’s family of names
In English usage, Irv has a related form in Irvin. In English usage, Irv has a related form in Irving. In English usage, Irv has a related form in Irvine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Irv
- Irv GottiAmerican DJ and producer (1970–2025)
- Irv NorenAmerican baseball player (1924-2019)
- Irv RobbinsAmerican businessman (1917–2008)
- Irv BemorasAmerican basketball player (1930-2007)
- Irv Smith Jr.American football player (born 1998)
- Irv TorgoffAmerican basketball player (1917–1993)
- Irv KiffinAmerican basketball playerborn 1951
- Irv WilliamsAmerican saxophonist (1919-2019)
- Irv Novickartist (1916–2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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