Irwin
Meaning
traditionally 'boar friend' or 'sea friend'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Irwin peaked in the 1890s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
91 people · the #44,082 first name in Brazil · median age 28
Among people named Irwin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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