Irving - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Irving \i-rvi-ng, ir-ving\ is a variant of Irvin (Gaelic), and the meaning of Irving is "green or fresh water". See also Ervin, Erving and Erwin.

The baby name Irving sounds like Irvine, Arvin, Arvind, Ervine, Irvyn, Irven and Orvin. Other similar baby names are Erling, Irwin and Irwinn.

Irving is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Irving. Compare Irving with related baby names.