Kirkwood vs Kirk

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

Name A

Kirkwood

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Name B

Kirk

Boy name · Rank #2560

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Metric Kirkwood Kirk
Current Rank Unranked #2560
Total Births (all years) 35 68,067
Peak Year 1914 1962
Peak Year Births 5 2,560
Peak Decade 1940s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kirkwood Kirk
1880s - 40
1890s - 48
1900s - 68
1910s 5 284
1920s - 387
1930s 5 584
1940s 10 2,755
1950s 10 16,223
1960s - 22,204
1970s - 11,641
1980s 5 7,186
1990s - 3,960
2000s - 1,418
2010s - 924
2020s - 345

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kirkwood Kirk
2014 - 104
2015 - 92
2016 - 80
2017 - 95
2018 - 70
2019 - 76
2020 - 67
2021 - 67
2022 - 55
2023 - 52
2024 - 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, 1914–1989.

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