Kirby Boy & girl
How popular is Kirby?
#2,645 girl name in 2025
65 baby girls were named Kirby in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name. Another 36 boys got the name (#3,239 for boys).
14,083living people named Kirby (est.)
43median age of people named Kirby
18,495babies named Kirby since 1880
1 in 32,825US babies born in 2025
Kirby popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,645 for girls (▼ 112 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 65 girls, 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+132% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #3,734 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1984 (367 girls) |
| Highest rank | #526 in 1984 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 48% boys, 52% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kirby is most popular
Babies named Kirby per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (80 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Kirby by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1920s | 11 | #4,375 |
| 1930s | 15 | #2,867 |
| 1940s | 101 | #2,227 |
| 1950s | 121 | #2,288 |
| 1960s | 108 | #3,356 |
| 1970s | 85 | #3,714 |
| 1980s | 1,464 | #526 |
| 1990s | 1,113 | #1,086 |
| 2000s | 275 | #2,850 |
| 2010s | 309 | #3,395 |
| 2020s | 353 | #2,533 |
Girl names about as popular as Kirby
Questions
- Is Kirby a boy or girl name?
- Kirby is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 48% of babies named Kirby were boys and 52% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kirby?
- 65 baby girls were named Kirby in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name. Another 36 boys got the name (#3,239 for boys).
- When was Kirby most popular?
- Kirby peaked in 1984, when 367 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #526 in 1984.
- How many people are named Kirby?
- 18,495 babies have been named Kirby in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,083 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Kirby most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kirby was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.