Dirck
Dirck is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dirck Barendsz (1534–1592), Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam Dirck Bleker (1621–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter Dirck Coornhert (1522–1590), Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian Dirck Cornelis de Hooch (1613–1651), 17th-century Dutch portrait painter Dirck de Bray (1635–1694), Dutch Golden Age…
Meaning & Origin of Dirck
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dirck is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dirck Barendsz (1534–1592), Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam Dirck Bleker (1621–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter Dirck Coornhert (1522–1590), Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian Dirck Cornelis de Hooch (1613–1651), 17th-century Dutch portrait painter Dirck de Bray (1635–1694), Dutch Golden Age…
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The Story of Dirck
American parents first put Dirck on the record books as a baby boy name in 1932, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 18 Dircks were born — ranking #1,886 that year. About 49% of every Dirck on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Dirck last appeared in the published SSA data in 1967, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 102 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dirck
Dirck is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Dirck's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,886. Use the chart and map above to compare Dirck's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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