Kirkland
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning church land.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kirkland by the numbers
Kirkland was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 122 babies in 1997, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Kirkland, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kirkland
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