Boys' name · since 1934
Kirke
71 babies named Kirke in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 71
- total births
- 1934–1964
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Kirke is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 71 have been recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirke has been recorded 71 times among boys since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1964.
- 71 total births
- 1934–1964 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirke's 71 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirke splits its recorded history at 1953: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1964
- Peak year (1938)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kirke by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Kirke's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kirke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 29 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Kirke's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1960s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1934–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirke: Baby Name Since 1934 - 71 Births, Peak 1938." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirke. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kirke 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 July 2026.