Recorded 1932–1967 Boys' name Peak 1957 102 births

Dirck — boys' name

102 babies named Dirck in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s501960s47
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Dirck was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

18 babies were named Dirck in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dirck

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Dirck between 1932 and 1967, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dirck currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dirck performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dirck shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dirck 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 102 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.

Dirck at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

102

Since 1932

36 years of records

Peak year

1957

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1932

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1967

Dirck popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1932

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1957)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 196719661964196319621960195819571956195519541932 5

Dirck by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
50 births that decade — 49% of Dirck's all-time total
1930s51950s501960s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dirck?
102 babies have been named Dirck since 1932. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1957 with 18 births.
When was Dirck most popular?
Dirck was most popular in the 1950s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Dirck been used?
Dirck has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 36 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Dirck?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dirk, Diron, Dirrick, Dirl, and 1 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, 1932–1967 (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.