first name
KIRBY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 13,276 people named Kirby, 77.3% reported their origin as White, 12.4% as Black and 3.2% as two or more races. 75.1% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Kirby peaked in 1984, when 509 babies got the name.
At least 18,495 babies have been given the name since 1881. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Kirby by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #921. The largest share of babies named Kirby, 29.4%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Kirby is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Kirby has been most common in Louisiana (4.1×), Texas (2.4×), and North Carolina (2.2×), and least common in New York (0.3×).
10,686 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
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Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kirby, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Kirby ranks #641 of 156,621, with 51,620 people. See Kirby as a last name
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