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 #2560

Full profile →
Name B

Kirby

Boy name · Rank #2562

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Kirk Kirby
Current Rank #2560 #2562
Total Births (all years) 68,067 14,532
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 2,560 357
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Kirk Kirby
1880s 40 56
1890s 48 93
1900s 68 88
1910s 284 403
1920s 387 620
1930s 584 731
1940s 2,755 1,509
1950s 16,223 3,009
1960s 22,204 2,351
1970s 11,641 1,589
1980s 7,186 1,338
1990s 3,960 1,408
2000s 1,418 596
2010s 924 471
2020s 345 270

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
2025 52 36

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, 1880–2025.

← Compare different names