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Kirk

“church”

Language contexts for this entry: English, French, Cebuano and 2 more

masculineLatin script

/kɜːk/ · English (Received Pronunciation)

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Origin
Koine Greek
5 language contexts
EnglishFrenchCebuano+2 more
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8 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Kirk

Kirk is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Cebuano and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. German Wikipedia gives the meaning “church”.

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02 / Across borders

Where Kirk is used

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Across borders

16

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8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 52 boys (rank 2539). Documented as a given name in English.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kirk

Recorded category
Metric
Latest · 2025
52
applications
Rank #2,539
Peak year
1962
2,560 applications

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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Kirk in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
YearApplicationsRankStatus
18806809observed
1881no valueno valuenot covered
188210611observed
1883no valueno valuenot covered
18848701observed
18859641observed
1886no valueno valuenot covered
1887no valueno valuenot covered
18887815observed
1889no valueno valuenot covered
18905994observed
18917766observed
189212597observed
18936907observed
1894no valueno valuenot covered
189551,079observed
1896no valueno valuenot covered
18976942observed
18987885observed
1899no valueno valuenot covered
190051,310observed
190111637observed
190210744observed
1903no valueno valuenot covered
19049810observed
190510786observed
190651,253observed
1907no valueno valuenot covered
190861,217observed
190912840observed
191013859observed
1911111,038observed
1912181,095observed
1913231,049observed
1914301,019observed
191541980observed
1916381,043observed
1917391,062observed
1918321,231observed
1919391,097observed
1920361,208observed
1921271,448observed
1922411,107observed
1923441,076observed
192450993observed
1925421,073observed
1926361,192observed
1927321,293observed
1928371,165observed
1929421,055observed
1930451,021observed
193144997observed
1932341,157observed
1933301,202observed
193460798observed
193561790observed
193653832observed
193772706observed
193880672observed
1939105558observed
1940131505observed
1941166459observed
1942169472observed
1943209431observed
1944220404observed
1945209416observed
1946248405observed
1947334377observed
1948338369observed
1949731241observed
19501,030199observed
1951998205observed
19521,122199observed
19531,233197observed
19541,375190observed
19551,628172observed
19561,908162observed
19572,182154observed
19582,340147observed
19592,407145observed
19602,447142observed
19612,513140observed
19622,560138observed
19632,476139observed
19642,232147observed
19652,057152observed
19661,839154observed
19671,995143observed
19682,012143observed
19692,073148observed
19701,919158observed
19711,744159observed
19721,350180observed
19731,211188observed
19741,122196observed
19751,001214observed
1976890228observed
1977881238observed
1978716273observed
1979807261observed
1980789272observed
1981716285observed
1982661301observed
1983634311observed
1984691293observed
1985681299observed
1986642316observed
1987724297observed
1988803287observed
1989845290observed
1990698347observed
1991562405observed
1992515430observed
1993418497observed
1994379520observed
1995316575observed
1996303593observed
1997317582observed
1998231717observed
1999221735observed
2000189845observed
2001178882observed
2002161976observed
20031581,001observed
20041401,128observed
20051411,143observed
20061211,345observed
20071241,350observed
2008951,633observed
20091111,497observed
20101021,558observed
2011961,601observed
2012971,602observed
20131121,468observed
20141041,536observed
2015921,691observed
2016801,863observed
2017951,661observed
2018702,046observed
2019761,938observed
2020672,094observed
2021672,134observed
2022552,493observed
2023522,541observed
2024522,559observed
2025522,539observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Kirk” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking
computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

A little story to keep

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates12

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)

    Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

    Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025

    Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025

    National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

    Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)

    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

    Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

    Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)

    Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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