Kirby
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning church settlement; from Old English cirice and by.
Babies a year
78
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kirby by the numbers
Kirby was given to 78 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 367 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kirby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kiranray of light, beam of sunlight123 in the US (2017)
- Kerrydark-haired; from County Kerry87 in the US (2017)
- Kelbyfrom the farm by the spring; dwelling by the spring42 in the US (2017)
- Kiringiraffe; or mythical hooved chimerical creature19 in the US (2017)
- Kiratray of light10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kimmyroyal fortress; diminutive of Kimberly8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kirby
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