Kirk

Given to 68,264 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2539
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
52
boys 52
Peak year
1962
2,560 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
68,264
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Kirk was most popular in 1962, when 2,560 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 52 babies were named Kirk, ranking #2539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1962 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Kirk was most popular in 1962, when 2,560 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 52 babies were named Kirk, ranking #2539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1962

Kirk was most popular in 1962, when 2,560 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 52 babies were named Kirk, ranking #2539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 52 2539
2024 <5 — 52 2559
2023 <5 — 52 2541
2022 <5 — 55 2493
2021 <5 — 67 2134
2020 <5 — 67 2094
2019 <5 — 76 1938
2018 <5 — 70 2046
2017 <5 — 95 1661
2016 <5 — 80 1863
2015 <5 — 92 1691
2014 <5 — 104 1536
2013 <5 — 112 1468
2012 <5 — 97 1602
2011 <5 — 96 1601
2010 <5 — 102 1558
2009 <5 — 111 1497
2008 <5 — 95 1633
2007 <5 — 124 1350
2006 <5 — 121 1345
2005 <5 — 141 1143
2004 <5 — 140 1128
2003 <5 — 158 1001
2002 <5 — 161 976
2001 <5 — 178 882
2000 <5 — 189 845
1999 <5 — 221 735
1998 <5 — 231 717
1997 <5 — 317 582
1996 <5 — 303 593
1995 <5 — 316 575
1994 <5 — 379 520
1993 6 11780 418 497
1992 <5 — 515 430
1991 <5 — 562 405
1990 <5 — 698 347
1989 <5 — 845 290
1988 7 9244 803 287
1987 7 8778 724 297
1986 7 8523 642 316
1985 <5 — 681 299
1984 <5 — 691 293
1983 7 8047 634 311
1982 9 6888 661 301
1981 <5 — 716 285
1980 8 7418 789 272
1979 <5 — 807 261
1978 8 6948 716 273
1977 5 9652 881 238
1976 <5 — 890 228
1975 <5 — 1,001 214
1974 10 5360 1,122 196
1973 <5 — 1,211 188
1972 <5 — 1,350 180
1971 10 5136 1,744 159
1970 13 4246 1,919 158
1969 9 5057 2,073 148
1968 7 5642 2,012 143
1967 8 4982 1,995 143
1966 7 5273 1,839 154
1965 6 5817 2,057 152
1964 9 4636 2,232 147
1963 8 4896 2,476 139
1962 <5 — 2,560 138
1961 5 6567 2,513 140
1960 12 3688 2,447 142
1959 <5 — 2,407 145
1958 7 4890 2,340 147
1957 8 4536 2,182 154
1956 <5 — 1,908 162
1955 6 5208 1,628 172
1954 <5 — 1,375 190
1953 <5 — 1,233 197
1952 8 4123 1,122 199
1951 <5 — 998 205
1950 <5 — 1,030 199
1949 <5 — 731 241
1948 <5 — 338 369
1947 <5 — 334 377
1946 <5 — 248 405
1945 <5 — 209 416
1944 <5 — 220 404
1943 <5 — 209 431
1942 <5 — 169 472
1941 <5 — 166 459
1940 <5 — 131 505
1939 <5 — 105 558
1938 <5 — 80 672
1937 <5 — 72 706
1936 <5 — 53 832
1935 <5 — 61 790
1934 <5 — 60 798
1933 <5 — 30 1202
1932 <5 — 34 1157
1931 <5 — 44 997
1930 <5 — 45 1021
1929 <5 — 42 1055
1928 <5 — 37 1165
1927 <5 — 32 1293
1926 <5 — 36 1192
1925 <5 — 42 1073
1924 <5 — 50 993
1923 <5 — 44 1076
1922 <5 — 41 1107
1921 <5 — 27 1448
1920 <5 — 36 1208
1919 <5 — 39 1097
1918 <5 — 32 1231
1917 <5 — 39 1062
1916 <5 — 38 1043
1915 <5 — 41 980
1914 <5 — 30 1019
1913 <5 — 23 1049
1912 <5 — 18 1095
1911 <5 — 11 1038
1910 <5 — 13 859
1909 <5 — 12 840
1908 <5 — 6 1217
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 10 786
1904 <5 — 9 810
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 11 637
1900 <5 — 5 1310
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — <5 —
1895 <5 — 5 1079
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 12 597
1891 <5 — 7 766
1890 <5 — 5 994
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 7 815
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 9 641
1884 <5 — 8 701
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 10 611
1881 <5 — <5 —
1880 <5 — 6 809

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Where Kirk is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years