Is Dirk a boy or girl name?
Dirk is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Dirk, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,935 US babies named Dirk were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,912
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dirk since 1918
- 10,935
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 438 babies
Boys and girls named Dirk, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 369 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,689 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 3,310 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,796 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 581 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 279 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,912 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,919 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,074 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,972 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,045 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,152 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,331 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,104 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,888 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,824 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,062 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 60 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 67 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 107 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 115 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 100 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 106 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 112 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 122 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 128 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 97 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 121 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 148 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 176 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 102 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 115 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 122 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 159 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 180 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 159 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 164 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 277 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 342 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 343 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 330 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 312 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 297 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 303 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 333 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 336 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 314 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 379 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 363 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 371 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 314 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 369 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 365 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 377 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 438 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 150 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 109 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 101 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 95 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 78 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,349 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,457 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,582 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dirk reached #341 in 1954. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.