Dirk Name Popularity

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How popular is Dirk?

In 2018 the rare name Dirk, ranked the 5,122nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dirk is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #341 in 1954 with 435 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dirk was less than 5, most recently in 1922.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dirk occurred roughly during the years 1927-1932, 1936-1939, and 1944-1954, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1973-1976, and 1991-1995.

Dirk's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dirk for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dirk?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Dirk is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Dirk has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dirk (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		18	5,122
2017		34	3,322
2016		24	4,212
2015		25	4,101
2014		27	3,814
2013		26	3,884
2012		27	3,817
2011		40	2,913
2010		27	3,836
2009		38	3,060
2008		42	2,840
2007		43	2,772
2006		46	2,591
2005		50	2,339
2004		27	3,472
2003		47	2,285
2002		25	3,473
2001		33	2,818
2000		44	2,231
1999		46	2,071
1998		45	2,078
1997		32	2,508
1996		59	1,642
1995		49	1,784
1994		57	1,615
1993		67	1,422
1992		67	1,384
1991		76	1,281
1990		82	1,205
1989		107	986
1988		115	891
1987		100	943
1986		106	883
1985		112	851
1984		122	785
1983		128	767
1982		97	909
1981		121	797
1980		148	714
1979		176	642
1978		101	854
1977		115	798
1976		122	753
1975		159	649
1974		180	597
1973		160	623
1972		164	616
1971		276	483
1970		342	442
1969		344	425
1968		330	425
1967		313	429
1966		296	444
1965		300	448
1964		333	440
1963		337	435
1962		312	450
1961		378	406
1960		364	417
1959		371	412
1958		314	442
1957		368	405
1956		366	394
1955		379	371
1954		435	341
1953		150	588
1952		109	662
1951		101	697
1950		95	706
1949		78	779
1948		47	1,027
1947		52	984
1946		36	1,159
1945		33	1,142
1944		32	1,176
1943		32	1,223
1942		31	1,253
1941		8	2,704
1940		20	1,534
1939		28	1,244
1938		19	1,573
1937		20	1,546
1936		16	1,743
1935		19	1,603
1934		15	1,880
1933		18	1,662
1932		23	1,477
1931		17	1,787
1930		13	2,209
1929		15	2,025
1928		9	2,899
1927		5	4,351
1926		12	2,458
1925		12	2,471
1924		7	3,581
1923		5	4,394
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.