Kirk is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “church.” In 2024 it was given to 52 boys in the United States.
Kirk belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “church” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kirk first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #138 in 1963, and in 2024 52 babies received the name — 68,020 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kirk means “church” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kirk is a boy name. In 2024, 52 babies received the name in the US.
Kirk comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Kirk first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #138 in 1963, and 52 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kirk is pronounced /kɜːk/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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