Dirk

Where Dirk comes from

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dirk
  • German
  • Dutch
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #3,728 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Peak, #341
    438 babies named Dirk — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #615.
  4. 1978
    Dirk Nowitzki born
    German basketball player
  5. 1980
    Dirk Kuyt born
    Dutch association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from German or Dutch, equivalent to English Derek.
Namesakes
  • Dirk Kuyt · Dutch association football player, born 1980
  • Dirk Nowitzki · German basketball player, born 1978
  • Dirk Bogarde · British actor, 1921–1999
  • Dirk Benedict · American actor, born 1945
  • Dirk III, Count of Holland · Dutch noble, 982–1039

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.