Kirk Name Popularity

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How popular is Kirk?

The rare name Kirk was the 2,063rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Kirk, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #138 in 1963.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1962 with 2,554 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kirk was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kirk occurred roughly during the years 1908-1915, 1931-1943, and 1944-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1976, 1988-2000, 2005-2008, and 2013-2016.

Where is the name Kirk popularity headed?

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

Kirk's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kirk for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kirk is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Kirk (Girl)		Kirk (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	69	2,063
2017		< 5	--	95	1,668
2016		< 5	--	80	1,867
2015		< 5	--	92	1,696
2014		< 5	--	104	1,538
2013		< 5	--	112	1,469
2012		< 5	--	97	1,610
2011		< 5	--	96	1,602
2010		< 5	--	102	1,562
2009		< 5	--	111	1,505
2008		< 5	--	95	1,634
2007		< 5	--	124	1,356
2006		< 5	--	121	1,347
2005		< 5	--	141	1,147
2004		< 5	--	140	1,131
2003		< 5	--	158	1,002
2002		< 5	--	161	979
2001		< 5	--	178	887
2000		< 5	--	188	849
1999		< 5	--	221	735
1998		< 5	--	231	718
1997		< 5	--	317	582
1996		< 5	--	303	594
1995		< 5	--	315	578
1994		< 5	--	379	520
1993		6	12,640	418	497
1992		< 5	--	515	430
1991		< 5	--	562	405
1990		< 5	--	697	347
1989		< 5	--	844	291
1988		7	9,795	803	288
1987		7	9,290	723	298
1986		7	9,031	642	316
1985		< 5	--	681	300
1984		< 5	--	691	293
1983		7	8,500	634	311
1982		9	7,180	660	301
1981		< 5	--	717	285
1980		8	7,757	788	272
1979		< 5	--	807	261
1978		8	7,294	715	273
1977		5	10,394	881	238
1976		< 5	--	890	228
1975		< 5	--	1,001	214
1974		10	5,541	1,122	196
1973		< 5	--	1,214	188
1972		< 5	--	1,350	180
1971		10	5,297	1,746	159
1970		13	4,367	1,919	158
1969		9	5,238	2,084	147
1968		7	5,908	2,011	143
1967		8	5,201	1,994	143
1966		7	5,520	1,840	154
1965		6	6,149	2,058	152
1964		9	4,796	2,231	147
1963		8	5,079	2,484	138
1962		< 5	--	2,554	139
1961		5	7,051	2,514	140
1960		12	3,811	2,448	142
1959		< 5	--	2,409	144
1958		7	5,151	2,336	147
1957		8	4,710	2,183	154
1956		< 5	--	1,903	162
1955		6	5,517	1,630	172
1954		< 5	--	1,374	190
1953		< 5	--	1,230	197
1952		8	4,301	1,122	199
1951		< 5	--	1,000	205
1950		< 5	--	1,030	199
1949		< 5	--	731	241
1948		< 5	--	338	369
1947		< 5	--	334	378
1946		< 5	--	248	405
1945		< 5	--	209	416
1944		< 5	--	220	406
1943		< 5	--	209	431
1942		< 5	--	169	474
1941		< 5	--	166	459
1940		< 5	--	131	506
1939		< 5	--	105	559
1938		< 5	--	80	677
1937		< 5	--	72	710
1936		< 5	--	53	841
1935		< 5	--	61	794
1934		< 5	--	60	802
1933		< 5	--	30	1,218
1932		< 5	--	34	1,165
1931		< 5	--	44	1,003
1930		< 5	--	45	1,031
1929		< 5	--	42	1,066
1928		< 5	--	37	1,180
1927		< 5	--	32	1,313
1926		< 5	--	36	1,204
1925		< 5	--	42	1,084
1924		< 5	--	50	1,000
1923		< 5	--	44	1,077
1922		< 5	--	41	1,116
1921		< 5	--	27	1,469
1920		< 5	--	36	1,215
1919		< 5	--	39	1,111
1918		< 5	--	32	1,246
1917		< 5	--	39	1,072
1916		< 5	--	38	1,051
1915		< 5	--	41	988
1914		< 5	--	30	1,038
1913		< 5	--	23	1,066
1912		< 5	--	18	1,122
1911		< 5	--	11	1,084
1910		< 5	--	13	904
1909		< 5	--	12	871
1908		< 5	--	6	1,303
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	5	1,342
1905		< 5	--	10	819
1904		< 5	--	9	848
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	10	774
1901		< 5	--	11	664
1900		< 5	--	5	1,414
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	7	946
1897		< 5	--	6	1,015
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	5	1,172
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	6	974
1892		< 5	--	12	622
1891		< 5	--	7	809
1890		< 5	--	5	1,085
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	7	873
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	9	675
1884		< 5	--	8	731
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	10	624
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	6	875

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.