NameTides

Kirby

Kirby was the #2,645 girls' name in the US in 2025 (65 babies), and #3,478 in Canada.

Kirby as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kirby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Kirby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,645 (65)———#3,478 (5)
2024#2,533 (70)————
2023#3,014 (55)———#2,900 (6)
2022#2,756 (62)———#3,228 (5)
2021#2,751 (62)———#2,616 (7)
2020#3,735 (39)————
2019#4,162 (34)#5,591 (3)———
2018#3,396 (46)#5,666 (3)———
2017#4,304 (33)————
2016#4,531 (31)————
2015#4,853 (28)————
2014#4,544 (31)————
2013#5,013 (27)#5,742 (3)———
2012#4,707 (30)————
2011#5,358 (25)#5,785 (3)———

Kirby as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kirby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Kirby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,240 (36)—#3,153 (5)
2024#2,559 (52)#5,120 (3)#2,439 (7)
2023#2,737 (47)—#1,496 (13)
2022#2,873 (44)—#2,229 (7)
2021#3,074 (39)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,467 (52)—#2,746 (5)
2019#2,851 (43)#3,937 (4)#1,998 (8)
2018#2,507 (51)——
2017#2,715 (45)—#2,439 (6)
2016#2,726 (44)—#1,683 (10)
2015#2,355 (55)—#1,956 (8)
2014#2,885 (40)—#2,133 (7)
2013#2,668 (44)—#2,305 (6)
2012#2,551 (48)#3,416 (5)#1,655 (10)
2011#2,437 (51)#3,300 (5)#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1984 at #526.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 64% of US babies named Kirby were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 48,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kirby is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kirby by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kirby (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KirbyCanadaGirls#3,4785
KirbyCanadaBoys#3,1535
KirbyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KirbyEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KirbyIrelandGirls—too few
KirbyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KirbyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KirbyUSGirls#2,64565
KirbyUSBoys#3,24036