Kirk vs Kirby

Side-by-side comparison of Kirk and Kirby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kirk

Boy name · Rank #2548

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Name B

Kirby

Boy name · Rank #2550

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Metric Kirk Kirby
Current Rank #2548 #2550
Total Births (all years) 68,020 14,497
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 2,558 358
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Kirk Kirby
1880ss 40 56
1890ss 48 93
1900ss 68 88
1910ss 284 403
1920ss 387 620
1930ss 584 731
1940ss 2,755 1,509
1950ss 16,223 3,009
1960ss 22,206 2,352
1970ss 11,642 1,589
1980ss 7,187 1,338
1990ss 3,961 1,408
2000ss 1,418 596
2010ss 924 471
2020ss 293 234

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kirk Kirby
2014 104 40
2015 92 55
2016 80 44
2017 95 45
2018 70 51
2019 76 43
2020 67 52
2021 67 39
2022 55 44
2023 52 47
2024 52 52

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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