Kurk
Kork is a village in Kork and Nartich Rural District, in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 565, in 177 families.
Meaning & Origin of Kurk
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kork is a village in Kork and Nartich Rural District, in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 565, in 177 families.
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The Story of Kurk
Kurk first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1956, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 13 Kurks were born — ranking #2,323 that year. As of 2026, Kurk ranks #8,115 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 213 Kurks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kurk
Kurk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 213 births in the dataset. Kurk's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #2,323. Use the chart and map above to compare Kurk'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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