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Kirk

Boy's name · #2551 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Kirk's best rank, #138, came in 1962; it has stepped well back to #2551 today. Roughly 68,000 boys have been named Kirk since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,269 in Canada (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #6,345 in Ecuador (2020) · #1,676 in Sweden (2011) · #264 in N. Ireland (2004) · #3,641 in France (2003) · #1,286 in Austria (2001) · #374 in New Zealand (1995) · #319 in Ireland (1988).

Famous Kirks

• Kirk Douglas — American actor (1916–2020)
• Kirk Hammett — American guitarist (born 1962)
• Kirk Cameron — American actor (born 1970)
• Kirk Kerkorian — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (1917–2015)
• Kirk Acevedo — American actor (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

• Kirk (Man-Bat) — DC Comics character
• Kirk Van Houten — The Simpsons character
• Kirk Sutherland — Fictional character from Coronation Street

What Kirks become

Among 455 notable people named Kirk:

Sports figures appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player (born 1981).

Similar names: Darryl · Khyrie · Kerry · Kelly · Kent · Kipp

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