Boys' name · since 2008
Birk
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Birk, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
26 boys have been named Birk since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birk has been recorded 26 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2021.
- #26,861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birk ranks #26,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Birk's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Birk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Birk splits its recorded history at 2019: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Birk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2021
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Birk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Birk's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Birk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Birk's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Birk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Birk draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.