Name profile

Irwin

From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈɜɹ.wɪn/; British English /ˈɜː.wɪn/
Usage languagesEnglish, multiple languages
US rank (2025)#6,446

Meaning and history

Irwin is an English surname derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 44 births, rank #2,659
2007: 47 births, rank #2,602
2008: 32 births, rank #3,421
2009: 18 births, rank #5,102
2010: 25 births, rank #3,994
20112011: 27 births, rank #3,792
2012: 26 births, rank #3,894
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 12 births, rank #6,632
2015: 18 births, rank #5,058
20162016: 16 births, rank #5,555
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 20 births, rank #4,739
2019: 20 births, rank #4,806
2020: 19 births, rank #4,855
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 13 births, rank #6,479
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
2024: 17 births, rank #5,443
20252025: 13 births, rank #6,446

Irwin moved from #949 to #981 for boys between 1964 and 1965. Its highest annual birth count came in 1925, with 527 births.