Irwin
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning sea friend; white river.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Irwin by the numbers
Irwin was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 526 babies in 1925, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean a river
Like Irwin, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean white
Like Irwin, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Irwin
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