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 #9022

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Name B

Kirk

Boy name · Rank #2548

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Metric Kirkland Kirk
Current Rank #9022 #2548
Total Births (all years) 2,159 68,020
Peak Year 1997 1962
Peak Year Births 122 2,558
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kirkland Kirk
1880ss — 40
1890ss — 48
1900ss — 68
1910ss 20 284
1920ss 34 387
1930ss 13 584
1940ss 88 2,755
1950ss 208 16,223
1960ss 273 22,206
1970ss 196 11,642
1980ss 249 7,187
1990ss 667 3,961
2000ss 252 1,418
2010ss 110 924
2020ss 49 293

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 8 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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