Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Kirby

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kirby
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

358

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

85.5%

2024

All-time

14,497

Kirby has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1957, when 358 boys were named Kirby.

In 2024, only 52 boys were given the name.

Down 85.5% from its peak.

All told, about 14,497 Americans have been named Kirby and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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