Is Kirby a boy or girl name?
Kirby is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 52 boys were named Kirby, so 57.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.2% of the 18,395 US babies named Kirby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,578
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,539
- Babies named Kirby since 1881
- 18,395
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 509 babies
Boys and girls named Kirby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 403 | 8 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 620 | 11 | 1.7% |
| 1930s | 731 | 15 | 2% |
| 1940s | 1,509 | 101 | 6.3% |
| 1950s | 3,009 | 121 | 3.9% |
| 1960s | 2,352 | 108 | 4.4% |
| 1970s | 1,589 | 85 | 5.1% |
| 1980s | 1,338 | 1,464 | 52.2% |
| 1990s | 1,408 | 1,113 | 44.1% |
| 2000s | 596 | 275 | 31.6% |
| 2010s | 471 | 309 | 39.6% |
| 2020s | 234 | 288 | 55.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,578 | 70 | #2,539 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,757 | 55 | #3,034 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,893 | 62 | #2,769 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,097 | 62 | #2,768 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,488 | 39 | #3,751 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,881 | 34 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,531 | 46 | #3,419 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,740 | 33 | #4,338 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,746 | 31 | #4,586 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,377 | 28 | #4,924 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,912 | 31 | #4,608 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,689 | 27 | #5,074 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,575 | 30 | #4,779 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,461 | 25 | #5,462 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,491 | 24 | #5,711 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,643 | 25 | #5,638 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,566 | 17 | #7,585 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,127 | 20 | #6,701 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,366 | 22 | #6,031 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,350 | 22 | #5,698 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,010 | 23 | #5,465 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,091 | 27 | #4,744 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,802 | 28 | #4,449 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,491 | 41 | #3,344 |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,621 | 50 | #2,881 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,379 | 56 | #2,550 |
| 1998 | 100 | #1,227 | 69 | #2,113 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,108 | 65 | #2,147 |
| 1996 | 131 | #972 | 115 | #1,433 |
| 1995 | 129 | #979 | 97 | #1,571 |
| 1994 | 136 | #948 | 115 | #1,406 |
| 1993 | 173 | #804 | 143 | #1,216 |
| 1992 | 194 | #743 | 148 | #1,185 |
| 1991 | 177 | #772 | 143 | #1,210 |
| 1990 | 167 | #785 | 162 | #1,089 |
| 1989 | 196 | #702 | 153 | #1,095 |
| 1988 | 186 | #688 | 152 | #1,052 |
| 1987 | 117 | #864 | 152 | #1,019 |
| 1986 | 130 | #798 | 161 | #982 |
| 1985 | 127 | #790 | 225 | #760 |
| 1984 | 142 | #732 | 367 | #526 |
| 1983 | 147 | #707 | 232 | #719 |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,030 | 8 | #7,821 |
| 1981 | 111 | #835 | 8 | #7,755 |
| 1980 | 104 | #875 | 6 | #9,673 |
| 1979 | 107 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 89 | #918 | 11 | #5,746 |
| 1977 | 129 | #754 | 10 | #6,088 |
| 1976 | 118 | #765 | 7 | #7,685 |
| 1975 | 145 | #688 | 7 | #7,535 |
| 1974 | 146 | #676 | 7 | #7,252 |
| 1973 | 151 | #646 | 9 | #5,782 |
| 1972 | 266 | #481 | 16 | #3,794 |
| 1971 | 290 | #476 | 9 | #5,762 |
| 1970 | 148 | #676 | 9 | #5,598 |
| 1969 | 173 | #596 | 7 | #6,264 |
| 1968 | 191 | #547 | 5 | #7,570 |
| 1967 | 192 | #539 | 12 | #3,947 |
| 1966 | 188 | #558 | 11 | #4,073 |
| 1965 | 212 | #527 | 12 | #3,836 |
| 1964 | 230 | #514 | 13 | #3,787 |
| 1963 | 253 | #506 | 9 | #4,703 |
| 1962 | 277 | #478 | 12 | #3,899 |
| 1961 | 290 | #474 | 13 | #3,692 |
| 1960 | 346 | #432 | 14 | #3,441 |
| 1959 | 343 | #430 | 25 | #2,314 |
| 1958 | 342 | #425 | 15 | #3,165 |
| 1957 | 358 | #409 | 20 | #2,604 |
| 1956 | 343 | #411 | 10 | #4,035 |
| 1955 | 271 | #450 | 5 | #6,289 |
| 1954 | 326 | #398 | 7 | #4,909 |
| 1953 | 288 | #415 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1952 | 265 | #430 | 14 | #2,985 |
| 1951 | 247 | #431 | 5 | #5,812 |
| 1950 | 226 | #442 | 10 | #3,555 |
| 1949 | 197 | #469 | 11 | #3,285 |
| 1948 | 199 | #474 | 9 | #3,740 |
| 1947 | 209 | #466 | 13 | #2,981 |
| 1946 | 191 | #460 | 18 | #2,272 |
| 1945 | 106 | #587 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1944 | 110 | #587 | 8 | #3,539 |
| 1943 | 139 | #534 | 9 | #3,363 |
| 1942 | 136 | #523 | 6 | #4,371 |
| 1941 | 120 | #544 | 6 | #4,196 |
| 1940 | 102 | #587 | 12 | #2,495 |
| 1939 | 96 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 74 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 97 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 82 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 68 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 74 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 59 | #805 | 9 | #3,002 |
| 1932 | 64 | #798 | 6 | #4,166 |
| 1931 | 51 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 66 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 71 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 59 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 53 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 77 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 48 | #992 | 5 | #5,400 |
| 1924 | 71 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 61 | #877 | 6 | #4,681 |
| 1922 | 62 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 58 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 60 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 54 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 52 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 59 | #837 | 8 | #3,521 |
| 1916 | 55 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 59 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 38 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 30 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #948 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kirby reached #398 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #526 in 1984. 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 1980s, 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.