Girls' name · since 1983
Kirbi
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 191 babies named Kirbi, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
191 girls have been named Kirbi since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kirbi has 191 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1997.
- #20,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 191 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirbi ranks #20,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kirbi's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kirbi's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kirbi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1997
- Peak year (1983)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kirbi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (102 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Kirbi's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kirbi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 102 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Kirbi's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 1990s (89) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kirbi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1983–1997 (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 Kirbi 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.