Is Kirk a boy or girl name?
Kirk is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 52 boys were named Kirk, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 68,217 US babies named Kirk were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,579
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kirk since 1880
- 68,217
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 2,558 babies
Boys and girls named Kirk, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 284 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 387 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 584 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,755 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 16,223 | 29 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 22,206 | 71 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 11,642 | 46 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 7,187 | 45 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 3,961 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 1,418 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 924 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 293 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 80 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 112 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 96 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 95 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 121 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 141 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 140 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 161 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 178 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 189 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 221 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 231 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 317 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 303 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 316 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 379 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 418 | #497 | 6 | #12,642 |
| 1992 | 515 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 562 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 699 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 845 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 803 | #288 | 7 | #9,797 |
| 1987 | 724 | #297 | 7 | #9,291 |
| 1986 | 642 | #316 | 7 | #9,033 |
| 1985 | 681 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 691 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 634 | #311 | 7 | #8,499 |
| 1982 | 661 | #301 | 9 | #7,183 |
| 1981 | 717 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 789 | #272 | 8 | #7,758 |
| 1979 | 807 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 716 | #273 | 8 | #7,296 |
| 1977 | 881 | #238 | 5 | #10,398 |
| 1976 | 890 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 1,001 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 1,122 | #196 | 10 | #5,545 |
| 1973 | 1,211 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 1,350 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 1,744 | #159 | 10 | #5,299 |
| 1970 | 1,920 | #158 | 13 | #4,367 |
| 1969 | 2,074 | #148 | 9 | #5,240 |
| 1968 | 2,011 | #143 | 7 | #5,908 |
| 1967 | 1,995 | #143 | 8 | #5,202 |
| 1966 | 1,839 | #154 | 7 | #5,524 |
| 1965 | 2,057 | #152 | 6 | #6,153 |
| 1964 | 2,232 | #147 | 9 | #4,796 |
| 1963 | 2,480 | #138 | 8 | #5,079 |
| 1962 | 2,558 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 2,512 | #140 | 5 | #7,055 |
| 1960 | 2,448 | #142 | 12 | #3,808 |
| 1959 | 2,407 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 2,339 | #147 | 7 | #5,153 |
| 1957 | 2,183 | #154 | 8 | #4,714 |
| 1956 | 1,907 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,628 | #172 | 6 | #5,518 |
| 1954 | 1,375 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,233 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,122 | #199 | 8 | #4,303 |
| 1951 | 999 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,030 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 731 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 338 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 334 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 248 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 209 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 220 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 209 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 169 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 166 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 131 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 105 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 80 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 72 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 53 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 61 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 60 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 44 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 50 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 41 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #875 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kirk reached #138 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #3,808 in 1960. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kirk
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.