Kirkland vs Kirk

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

Name A

Kirkland

Boy name · Rank #7818

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Name B

Kirk

Boy name · Rank #2560

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Metric Kirkland Kirk
Current Rank #7818 #2560
Total Births (all years) 2,160 68,067
Peak Year 1997 1962
Peak Year Births 122 2,560
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kirkland Kirk
1880s - 40
1890s - 48
1900s - 68
1910s 20 284
1920s 34 387
1930s 13 584
1940s 88 2,755
1950s 208 16,223
1960s 272 22,204
1970s 196 11,641
1980s 249 7,186
1990s 667 3,960
2000s 252 1,418
2010s 110 924
2020s 51 345

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kirkland Kirk
2014 9 104
2015 14 92
2016 13 80
2017 11 95
2018 9 70
2019 7 76
2020 10 67
2021 10 67
2022 14 55
2023 7 52
2024 10 52
2025 - 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, 1914–2024.

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