Recorded 2008–2021 Boys' name Peak 2018 26 births

Birk — boys' name

26 babies named Birk in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s152020s6
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Birk was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Birk in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birk

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Birk between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birk currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birk performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Birk shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birk in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Birk at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

26

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Birk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 2021201920182008 5

Birk by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 58% of Birk's all-time total
2000s52010s152020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birk?
26 babies have been named Birk since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Birk most popular?
Birk was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Birk been used?
Birk has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Birk?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birch, Birt, Birl, Biruk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.