Given name
Irvina
“friend of the sea”
Irvina is a variant of Irvette. One English interpretation is “friend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Irvina is a variant of Irvette. One English interpretation is “friend of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Irvina is a variant of Irvette. An origin associated with Irvette is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Irvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 6 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 girls is 6 in 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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