Kirk
Boy nameKirk has been given to 68,264 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1962.
Meaning & origin /kɜːk/
The sense meaning fellatio as well as the verb are derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck (“fellatio”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
68,264
Peak year
1962 (2,560 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -43%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Kirk
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
Kirk Hammett
American guitarist
Kirk Cameron
American actor
Kirk Kerkorian
American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (1917–2015)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kirk.
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