Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Kirk name popularity since 1925
67,626 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kirk. Half of them were born in 1965 or earlier, so the typical Kirk is about 61 years old in 2026. Kirk peaked in 1962 as the #138 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 67,626
- Named Kirk, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,551 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 197 girls · 67,429 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Kirk made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kirk births per year, 1925–2025
1962 was the biggest year for Kirk both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1945 and 1950, Kirk became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 6,440 baby boys to 1 in 1,740.
- Steepest fall: Between 1989 and 1994, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 2,370 to 1 in 5,100.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kirk's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kirk.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kirk in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 189 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 584 | #794 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,755 | #416 |
| 1950s | 29 | 16,223 | #172 |
| 1960s | 71 | 22,204 | #152 |
| 1970s | 46 | 11,641 | #214 |
| 1980s | 45 | 7,186 | #300 |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,960 | #576 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,418 | #1,147 |
| 2010s | 0 | 924 | #1,698 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 345 | #2,551 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.6% of babies named Kirk from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Kirk is most popular
The index compares Kirk's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kirk.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.60× | 2,120 |
| Utah | 2.37× | 1,297 |
| Nebraska | 2.34× | 1,056 |
| Idaho | 2.23× | 571 |
| Montana | 1.96× | 369 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kirk's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kirk.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kirk (1962).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data