Dirk
Dirk was the 4747th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 341st with 438 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Dirk in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,747 boys, down 701 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954438 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,955babies recorded
Dirk popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,747 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,046 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,839 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,231 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,206 | 82 |
| 1980 | #714 | 148 |
| 1970 | #442 | 342 |
| 1960 | #417 | 363 |
| 1950 | #707 | 94 |
| 1940 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,209 | 13 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dirk, counting every spelling?
Dirk has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dirk?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dirk (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dirk born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dirk.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dirk?
About 8,700 people born in the US named Dirk are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 45 and 66. That makes Dirk a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dirk by state
How common Dirk was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dirk: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dirk, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dirk
How popular is the name Dirk?
Dirk was the 4747th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 341st with 438 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Dirk in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Dirk a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dirk in the US.
Where is Dirk most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dirk was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys).