Kirk
Kirk is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kirk
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kirk is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kirk
Kirk first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1962: 2,558 births, good for #138 nationwide. About 33% of every Kirk on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kirk ranks #2,753 for baby boys with 47 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 68K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kirk
Kirk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Kirk's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #138. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirk'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.