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

Boy name

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Name B

Kirk

Boy name · Rank #2548

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Metric Kirkwood Kirk
Current Rank Unranked #2548
Total Births (all years) 35 68,020
Peak Year 1914 1962
Peak Year Births 5 2,558
Peak Decade 1940ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kirkwood Kirk
1880ss — 40
1890ss — 48
1900ss — 68
1910ss 5 284
1920ss — 387
1930ss 5 584
1940ss 10 2,755
1950ss 10 16,223
1960ss — 22,206
1970ss — 11,642
1980ss 5 7,187
1990ss — 3,961
2000ss — 1,418
2010ss — 924
2020ss — 293

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

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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