The baby name Kirby is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɜːr.bi/ (UK), /ˈkɝ.bi/ (US) — "KUR-bee".
The baby name Kirby is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɜːr.bi/ (UK), /ˈkɝ.bi/ (US) — "KUR-bee".
Kirby is in Origin.
Kirby stems from an English surname of Norse origin, built from Old Norse kirkja ("church") and by ("farm, settlement"). It designated someone from a place called Kirby or Kirkby, "the church village," a common toponym across areas of Danelaw influence in northern and eastern England. As a given name it follows the broader English-speaking trend of adopting surnames as firsts, carrying a brisk, place-name clarity.
The name has been used for both boys and girls since the late 19th century, more often male in the United States through the mid-20th century, and enjoying wider recognition in the late 1980s and 1990s via baseball star Kirby Puckett and pop-culture references. Spelling variants and related forms include Kerby, Kirbie (a modern feminine styling), and the cognate surname/place-name Kirkby. Meaning: "church settlement," "from the church town."
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1990 | #1 | — | 542 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #107 | 4 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #148 | 6 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| SG | 0 | #276 | 7 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #334 | 50 | 11,440 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #508 | 20 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #600 | 16 | 16,104 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #660 | 38 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #841 | 52 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #847 | 70 | 8,487 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,078 | 64 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,450 | 22 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,575 | 40 | 28,008 |
Kirby is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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