Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Famous Ruler
- Dutch
- Ruler of the people
- German
- The people's leader
Syllables
1
Themes
- Exotic
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dirk
Pronunciation
d(i)-rk
Famous People
Count of Holland Dick I-VII, Actor Dirk Benedict, Athlete Dirk Nowitzki
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1954 (rank #341, 436 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #2338, 4 births); most recent 2013 (rank #4678, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #1076, 5 births); most recent 1986 (rank #2395, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #212, 11 births); most recent 1979 (rank #344, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence