# Dirk (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dirk/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dɝk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,955 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 10,955 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 22, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40 | 2,916 |
| 2012 | 27 | 3,824 |
| 2013 | 26 | 3,889 |
| 2014 | 27 | 3,819 |
| 2015 | 25 | 4,105 |
| 2016 | 24 | 4,226 |
| 2017 | 34 | 3,331 |
| 2018 | 18 | 5,154 |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,589 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4,046 |
| 2021 | 19 | 4,973 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,075 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4,924 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6,936 |
| 2025 | 21 | 4,747 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | 2,337 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,036 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |

## People named Dirk

- Dirk Kuyt, Dutch association football player (born 1980)
- Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player (born 1978)
- Dirk Bogarde, British actor (1921–1999)
- Dirk Benedict, American actor (b. 1945)
- Dirk III, Count of Holland, Dutch noble
- Dirk Frimout, Belgian astronaut
- Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch politician (1870-1960)
- Dirk V, Count of Holland, First Count of the Northern Netherlands
- Dirk Hartog, Dutch explorer
- Dirk Stikker, Dutch politician (1897-1979)
- Dirk II, Count of Holland, Dutch noble (ca. 932-988) (901-988)
- Dirk I, Count of Holland, count in Frisia

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.