Boys' name · since 1918
Dirk
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 10,955 babies named Dirk, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,955
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dirk is the #4726 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10,955 recorded since 1918.
Dirk has 10,955 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4726 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #1,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,726 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,955 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dirk ranks #1,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,955 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,955
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dirk's 10,955 recorded births place it above 97.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dirk compares
10,955 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dirk's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dirk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,955 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 438 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dirk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dirk's full recorded timeline at 1973, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 438 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dirk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 438
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Dirk by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,310 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Dirk's strongest decade.
3,310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dirk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 188
1930s
188 births
- 1940s 369
1940s
369 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,688 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,310 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,796 births
- 1980s 1,156
1980s
1,156 births
- 1990s 581
1990s
581 births
- 2000s 395
2000s
395 births
- 2010s 279
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,310 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dirk compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dirk's total volume
Dirk by state
Where Dirk concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,173 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 711 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 565 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 530 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 420 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 373 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 371 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 333 | 3.0% |
1,173 of 10,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Dirk appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dirk's data
- Dirk's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,310 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dirks (1,173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dirk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Dirk 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.