Kirby · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 143 recorded years as a table

Kirby, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	50
1882	53
1883	76
1885	130
1886	90
1887	69
1888	50
1890	108
1891	69
1892	82
1893	80
1894	69
1895	68
1896	84
1897	115
1898	73
1899	66
1900	86
1901	75
1902	65
1903	42
1904	55
1905	60
1906	38
1907	82
1908	58
1909	79
1910	67
1911	80
1912	58
1913	59
1914	58
1915	70
1916	62
1917	64
1918	51
1919	55
1920	56
1921	53
1922	57
1923	56
1924	63
1925	43
1926	69
1927	47
1928	53
1929	66
1930	60
1931	49
1932	61
1933	60
1934	72
1935	65
1936	79
1937	91
1938	67
1939	87
1940	88
1941	98
1942	98
1943	97
1944	81
1945	79
1946	118
1947	114
1948	113
1949	111
1950	126
1951	131
1952	136
1953	146
1954	160
1955	132
1956	163
1957	165
1958	161
1959	161
1960	162
1961	137
1962	134
1963	125
1964	115
1965	114
1966	105
1967	110
1968	109
1969	97
1970	80
1971	164
1972	164
1973	97
1974	93
1975	93
1976	75
1977	79
1978	54
1979	62
1980	58
1981	62
1982	43
1983	82
1984	79
1985	69
1986	71
1987	63
1988	97
1989	98
1990	81
1991	88
1992	97
1993	88
1994	70
1995	68
1996	69
1997	61
1998	52
1999	45
2000	37
2001	42
2002	33
2003	27
2004	30
2005	25
2006	26
2007	31
2008	24
2009	24
2010	26
2011	27
2012	25
2013	23
2014	21
2015	29
2016	23
2017	24
2018	28
2019	24
2020	30
2021	22
2022	25
2023	27
2024	30
2025	21

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kirby isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 36
Rank in 2025: #3,240
How rare: 1 in 47,446 boys
Since 1881: 14,532

Most popular in 1957, at 165 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 27% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.