Kirk

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #11,780 · #2,539 for boys in 2025, 52 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1962 · 2,560 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
68,067
since 1880

Kirk over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kirk has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #138, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,53952
2024#2,55952
2023#2,54152
2022#2,49355
2021#2,13467
2020#2,09467
2019#1,93876
2018#2,04670
2017#1,66195
2016#1,86380
2015#1,69192
2014#1,536104
2013#1,468112
2012#1,60297
2011#1,60196
2010#1,558102
2009#1,497111
2008#1,63395
2007#1,350124
2006#1,345121
2005#1,143141
2004#1,128140
2003#1,001158
2002#976161
2001#882178
2000#845189
1999#735221
1998#717231
1997#582317
1996#593303
1995#575316
1994#520379
1993#11,7806#497418
1992#430515
1991#405562
1990#347698
1989#290845
1988#9,2447#287803
1987#8,7787#297724
1986#8,5237#316642
1985#299681
1984#293691
1983#8,0477#311634
1982#6,8889#301661
1981#285716
1980#7,4188#272789
1979#261807
1978#6,9488#273716
1977#9,6525#238881
1976#228890
1975#2141,001
1974#5,36010#1961,122
1973#1881,211
1972#1801,350
1971#5,13610#1591,744
1970#4,24613#1581,919
1969#5,0579#1482,073
1968#5,6427#1432,012
1967#4,9828#1431,995
1966#5,2737#1541,839
1965#5,8176#1522,057
1964#4,6369#1472,232
1963#4,8968#1392,476
1962#1382,560
1961#6,5675#1402,513
1960#3,68812#1422,447
1959#1452,407
1958#4,8907#1472,340
1957#4,5368#1542,182
1956#1621,908
1955#5,2086#1721,628
1954#1901,375
1953#1971,233
1952#4,1238#1991,122
1951#205998
1950#1991,030
1949#241731
1948#369338
1947#377334
1946#405248
1945#416209
1944#404220
1943#431209
1942#472169
1941#459166
1940#505131
1939#558105
1938#67280
1937#70672
1936#83253
1935#79061
1934#79860
1933#1,20230
1932#1,15734
1931#99744
1930#1,02145
1929#1,05542
1928#1,16537
1927#1,29332
1926#1,19236
1925#1,07342
1924#99350
1923#1,07644
1922#1,10741
1921#1,44827
1920#1,20836
1919#1,09739
1918#1,23132
1917#1,06239
1916#1,04338
1915#98041
1914#1,01930
1913#1,04923
1912#1,09518
1911#1,03811
1910#85913
1909#84012
1908#1,2176
1907
1906#1,2535
1905#78610
1904#8109
1903
1902#74410
1901#63711
1900#1,3105
1899
1898#8857
1897#9426
1896
1895#1,0795
1894
1893#9076
1892#59712
1891#7667
1890#9945
1889
1888#8157
1887
1886
1885#6419
1884#7018
1883
1882#61110
1881
1880#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Kirk was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Kirk is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #126 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 827 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kirk, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kirk, so not publishedNHWashington: #96 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 420 boysWAIdaho: #102 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 433 boysIDMontana: #97 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 426 boysMTNorth Dakota: #93 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 464 boysNDMinnesota: #114 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 818 boysMNIllinois: #151 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,000 boysILWisconsin: #121 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 914 boysWIMichigan: #84 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 459 boysMINew York: #207 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,808 boysNYMassachusetts: #164 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,203 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kirk, so not publishedRIOregon: #95 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 456 boysORNevada: #97 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 374 boysNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 218 boysWYSouth Dakota: #92 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 455 boysSDIowa: #62 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 290 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 676 boysINOhio: #148 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 986 boysOHPennsylvania: #138 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,081 boysPANew Jersey: #181 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,848 boysNJConnecticut: #193 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,209 boysCTCalifornia: #110 for boys · 316 births · 1 in 553 boysCAUtah: #66 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 260 boysUTColorado: #83 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 371 boysCONebraska: #74 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 357 boysNEMissouri: #140 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 824 boysMOKentucky: #224 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,796 boysKYWest Virginia: #163 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,132 boysWVVirginia: #167 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,060 boysVAMaryland: #175 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,285 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,036 boysDEArizona: #175 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 906 boysAZNew Mexico: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,283 boysNMKansas: #91 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 450 boysKSArkansas: #358 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,950 boysARTennessee: #283 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,868 boysTNNorth Carolina: #264 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,186 boysNCSouth Carolina: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,232 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #152 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 878 boysDCOklahoma: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,028 boysOKLouisiana: #123 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 562 boysLAMississippi: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,003 boysMSAlabama: #335 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,477 boysALGeorgia: #321 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,230 boysGAHawaii: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,432 boysHITexas: #163 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 840 boysTXFlorida: #249 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,846 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#57 · 1 in 218
  2. Iowa#62 · 1 in 290
  3. Utah#66 · 1 in 260
  4. Nebraska#74 · 1 in 357
  5. Colorado#83 · 1 in 371

Best ever in a state: #49 in Idaho, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#57151 in 218
Iowa#621051 in 290
Utah#66451 in 260
Nebraska#74441 in 357
Colorado#83561 in 371
Michigan#842151 in 459
Kansas#91521 in 450
South Dakota#92171 in 455
North Dakota#93161 in 464
Oregon#95371 in 456
Washington#96751 in 420
Montana#97181 in 426
Nevada#9771 in 374
Idaho#102171 in 433
California#1103161 in 553
Minnesota#114501 in 818
Indiana#117811 in 676
Wisconsin#121511 in 914
Louisiana#123761 in 562
Maine#126131 in 827
Alaska#13451 in 630
Pennsylvania#1381141 in 1,081
Delaware#13951 in 1,036
Missouri#140591 in 824
Ohio#1481161 in 986
Illinois#1511141 in 1,000
District of Columbia#152171 in 878
Texas#1631461 in 840
West Virginia#163191 in 1,132
Massachusetts#164261 in 2,203
Virginia#167411 in 1,060
Oklahoma#173231 in 1,028
Arizona#175171 in 906
Maryland#175251 in 1,285
New Jersey#181331 in 1,848
Connecticut#193121 in 2,209
New York#2071001 in 1,808
New Mexico#214101 in 1,283
Kentucky#224201 in 1,796
Hawaii#24251 in 1,432
Florida#249281 in 1,846
South Carolina#263131 in 2,232
North Carolina#264241 in 2,186
Tennessee#283141 in 2,868
Mississippi#31391 in 3,003
Georgia#321151 in 3,230
Alabama#335111 in 3,477
Arkansas#35851 in 3,950
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kirk
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 20 spots since 2024 (#2,559#2,539)
  • 445 spots since 2020 (#2,094#2,539)
  • 848 spots since 2015 (#1,691#2,539)
  • Biggest jump: 673 spots in 1901 (#1,310#637)
  • Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906 (#786#1,253)
Rise & fade · boys
82 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1962 at #138 (2,560 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1934–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 808
  • Highest: 1 in 808 boys born in 1962 were named Kirk (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,848 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 32.6% of all boys named Kirk (22,204) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s40#611 (1882)#715
1890s48#597 (1892)#881
1900s68#637 (1901)#950
1910s284#859 (1910)#1,047
1920s387#993 (1924)#1,161
1930s584#558 (1939)#873
1940s2,755#241 (1949)#408
1950s16,223#145 (1959)#177
1960s22,204#138 (1962)#145
1970s11,641#158 (1970)#210
1980s7,186#272 (1980)#295
1990s3,960#347 (1990)#540
2000s1,418#845 (2000)#1,180
2010s924#1,468 (2013)#1,696
2020s345#2,094 (2020)#2,393

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kirk in 1958

girls
#4,890
7 births · 1 in 287,374 girls
boys
#147
2,340 births · 1 in 907 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #4,890Kirk7

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #147Kirk2,340
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 287,374 of them was named Kirk, which outranked 30.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kirk
  1. #4,520Yana8
  2. #4,520Zoann8
  3. #4,520Zoanne8
  4. #4,890Kirk7
  5. #4,890Adelfa7
  6. #4,890Adonna7
  7. #4,890Agustina7
  8. #5,408Adah6
  9. #5,408Adriann6
  10. #5,408Alayna6

Tied with 517 names at #4,890; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 1,133Brigitte#1,904#771
  2. 760Samantha#1,754#994
  3. 709Selena#1,388#679
  4. 672Tambra#1,588#916
  5. 570Bridgette#1,274#704
Fallers
  1. 312Sarita#970#1,282
  2. 311Beryl#910#1,221
  3. 309Sherree#827#1,136
  4. 275Winnie#965#1,240
  5. 236Jacalyn#975#1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 907 of them was named Kirk, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kirk
  1. #144Kent2,405
  2. #145Marc2,404
  3. #146Karl2,348
  4. #147Kirk2,340
  5. #148Kelly2,299
  6. #148Warren2,299
  7. #150Benjamin2,257
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 742Wayde#1,364#622
  2. 568Maverick#1,364#796
  3. 516Darren#897#381
  4. 435Tobin#1,250#815
  5. 406Dion#928#522
Fallers
  1. 388Claud#957#1,345
  2. 349Ritchie#823#1,172
  3. 333Levon#944#1,277
  4. 320Weston#957#1,277
  5. 297Parker#925#1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958