Recorded 1914–1989 Boys' name Peak 1914 35 births

Kirkwood — boys' name

35 babies named Kirkwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s101950s101980s5
1940s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kirkwood was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kirkwood in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirkwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Kirkwood between 1914 and 1989, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kirkwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirkwood performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kirkwood shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirkwood 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 35 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.

Kirkwood at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

35

Since 1914

76 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1914

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1989

Kirkwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1914

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
5 1989195819501949194719381914 5

Kirkwood by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 29% of Kirkwood's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s101950s101980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirkwood?
35 babies have been named Kirkwood since 1914. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Kirkwood most popular?
Kirkwood was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Kirkwood been used?
Kirkwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 76 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Kirkwood?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirk, Kirby, Kirt, Kiran, 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, 1914–1989 (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.