Baby name
STABLE
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 Irving
/UR · ving/
Meaning
“Possibly green water”
From a Scottish surname taken from the town of Irvine and the River Irvine, whose Celtic name possibly means 'green water' or 'fresh river'. Historically also common in Jewish families, as an American-sounding stand-in for Hebrew names that begin with I, such as Isaac, Israel and Isaiah.
Vibe
warmgrounded
How it ages.
A distinguished, old-fashioned name with Scottish roots and a Jewish-American history; uncommon today, which gives it a quiet vintage charm.
The cultural moment.
Rare in the United States: ranked #1,617 for boys in 2024, after last appearing in the top 1000 in 2005.