Kirby is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.
Kirby is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,278 among boys (36) and #2,671 among girls (65) — overall #3,521 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | #2,671 | #3,278 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | #2,545 | #2,583 |
| 2023 | 102 | 102 | #3,036 | #2,758 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | #2,770 | #2,896 |
| 2021 | 101 | 101 | #2,771 | #3,098 |
| 2020 | 91 | 91 | #3,751 | #2,489 |
| 2019 | 77 | 77 | #4,215 | #2,881 |
| 2018 | 97 | 97 | #3,420 | #2,532 |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 | #4,340 | #2,740 |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | #4,588 | #2,746 |
| 2015 | 83 | 83 | #4,924 | #2,377 |
| 2014 | 71 | 71 | #4,608 | #2,912 |
| 2013 | 71 | 71 | #5,075 | #2,690 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #4,779 | #2,575 |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #5,462 | #2,461 |
| 2010 | 74 | 74 | #5,713 | #2,492 |
| 2009 | 72 | 72 | #5,639 | #2,643 |
| 2008 | 66 | 66 | #7,586 | #2,566 |
| 2007 | 84 | 84 | #6,701 | #2,128 |
| 2006 | 75 | 75 | #6,031 | #2,366 |
| 2005 | 72 | 72 | #5,698 | #2,350 |
| 2004 | 83 | 83 | #5,465 | #2,010 |
| 2003 | 81 | 81 | #4,744 | #2,092 |
| 2002 | 92 | 92 | #4,449 | #1,802 |
| 2001 | 123 | 123 | #3,344 | #1,491 |
| 2000 | 123 | 123 | #2,881 | #1,622 |
| 1999 | 142 | 142 | #2,550 | #1,379 |
| 1998 | 169 | 169 | #2,113 | #1,227 |
| 1997 | 180 | — | #2,147 | #1,108 |
| 1996 | 246 | — | #1,433 | #972 |
| 1995 | 226 | — | #1,571 | #979 |
| 1994 | 251 | — | #1,406 | #948 |
| 1993 | 316 | — | #1,216 | #804 |
| 1992 | 342 | — | #1,185 | #743 |
| 1991 | 320 | — | #1,210 | #772 |
| 1990 | 329 | — | #1,090 | #785 |
| 1989 | 349 | — | #1,095 | #702 |
| 1988 | 338 | — | #1,052 | #688 |
| 1987 | 269 | — | #1,019 | #864 |
| 1986 | 291 | — | #982 | #798 |
| 1985 | 352 | — | #760 | #791 |
| 1984 | 509 | — | #526 | #732 |
| 1983 | 379 | — | #719 | #707 |
| 1982 | 86 | — | #7,822 | #1,030 |
| 1981 | 119 | — | #7,755 | #835 |
| 1980 | 110 | — | #9,672 | #875 |
| 1979 | 107 | — | — | #839 |
| 1978 | 100 | — | #5,746 | #918 |
| 1977 | 139 | — | #6,088 | #754 |
| 1976 | 125 | — | #7,685 | #766 |
| 1975 | 152 | — | #7,535 | #688 |
| 1974 | 153 | — | #7,253 | #675 |
| 1973 | 160 | — | #5,783 | #646 |
| 1972 | 282 | — | #3,794 | #481 |
| 1971 | 299 | — | #5,761 | #476 |
| 1970 | 157 | — | #5,598 | #677 |
| 1969 | 180 | — | #6,265 | #595 |
| 1968 | 195 | — | #7,570 | #547 |
| 1967 | 204 | — | #3,948 | #538 |
| 1966 | 199 | — | #4,073 | #558 |
| 1965 | 224 | — | #3,836 | #527 |
| 1964 | 243 | — | #3,787 | #515 |
| 1963 | 262 | — | #4,704 | #506 |
| 1962 | 289 | — | #3,900 | #478 |
| 1961 | 304 | — | #3,693 | #474 |
| 1960 | 359 | — | #3,442 | #434 |
| 1959 | 368 | — | #2,314 | #430 |
| 1958 | 357 | — | #3,165 | #425 |
| 1957 | 377 | — | #2,603 | #411 |
| 1956 | 354 | — | #4,036 | #411 |
| 1955 | 276 | — | #6,289 | #450 |
| 1954 | 333 | — | #4,909 | #398 |
| 1953 | 298 | — | #3,837 | #415 |
| 1952 | 279 | — | #2,985 | #430 |
| 1951 | 252 | — | #5,812 | #431 |
| 1950 | 236 | — | #3,556 | #442 |
| 1949 | 208 | — | #3,285 | #469 |
| 1948 | 208 | — | #3,739 | #474 |
| 1947 | 222 | — | #2,981 | #466 |
| 1946 | 209 | — | #2,272 | #460 |
| 1945 | 115 | — | #3,268 | #587 |
| 1944 | 118 | — | #3,539 | #587 |
| 1943 | 148 | — | #3,363 | #534 |
| 1942 | 142 | — | #4,371 | #523 |
| 1941 | 126 | — | #4,196 | #544 |
| 1940 | 114 | — | #2,495 | #587 |
| 1939 | 96 | — | — | #590 |
| 1938 | 74 | — | — | #712 |
| 1937 | 97 | — | — | #585 |
| 1936 | 82 | — | — | #639 |
| 1935 | 68 | — | — | #745 |
| 1934 | 74 | — | — | #713 |
| 1933 | 68 | — | #3,002 | #805 |
| 1932 | 70 | — | #4,166 | #798 |
| 1931 | 51 | — | — | #906 |
| 1930 | 66 | — | — | #799 |
| 1929 | 71 | — | — | #760 |
| 1928 | 59 | — | — | #867 |
| 1927 | 53 | — | — | #959 |
| 1926 | 77 | — | — | #728 |
| 1925 | 53 | — | #5,400 | #992 |
| 1924 | 71 | — | — | #805 |
| 1923 | 67 | — | #4,681 | #877 |
| 1922 | 62 | — | — | #878 |
| 1921 | 58 | — | — | #928 |
| 1920 | 60 | — | — | #892 |
| 1919 | 54 | — | — | #913 |
| 1918 | 52 | — | — | #926 |
| 1917 | 67 | — | #3,521 | #837 |
| 1916 | 55 | — | — | #849 |
| 1915 | 59 | — | — | #786 |
| 1914 | 38 | — | — | #891 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | — | #908 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #906 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | — | #779 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #903 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #822 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #990 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | — | #796 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #967 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #893 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #815 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #716 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #907 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #782 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #598 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #756 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #837 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #824 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #736 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #719 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #808 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #582 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #992 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #792 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #624 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #512 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | — | #701 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #897 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #948 |