Irvine

Irvine is a male given name: 99% of people named Irvine are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 898 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Irvine

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irvine," in English, "Guten Tag Irvine," in German. Irvine is a male given name: about 99% of people named Irvine are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Irvine,

German

Guten Tag Irvine,

French

Bonjour Irvine,

Spanish

Estimado/a Irvine:

Chinese

Irvine您好：

Japanese

Irvine様

English

Hi Irvine,

German

Hi Irvine,

French

Salut Irvine,

Spanish

Hola Irvine,

Chinese

Irvine你好：

Japanese

Irvineさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Irvine by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

898 male · 5 female · 903 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Irvine a male or female name?

Irvine is a male given name: 99% of people named Irvine are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Irvine in an email?

Is Irvine a unisex name?

Irvine is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Irvine are men. Irvine leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Irvine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irvine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_irvine,
  title  = {Is Irvine a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irvine},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}