The first name Dirk

Dirk last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1997, with 4 births (#2,337).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dirk with other names.

In 2025, 21 boys born in the United States were named Dirk, the 4,747th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 438 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• 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, 982–1039
• Dirk Frimout
  Belgian astronaut, born 1941
• Dirk Jan de Geer
  Dutch politician (1870-1960)
• Dirk V, Count of Holland
  First Count of the Northern Netherlands, 1052–1091
• Dirk Hartog
  Dutch explorer, 1580–1621
• 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, 875–939

• Frederick
• Friedrich
• Hans
• Otto
• Wilhelm
• Heinrich
• Ludwig
• Hermann
• Leonard
• Wolfgang
• Kurt
• Fritz
• Leopold
• Gunther
• Manfred
• Bernd

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Dirk mean?

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.

What is the origin of the name Dirk?

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.

How popular is the name Dirk?

In 2013, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Dirk, ranking 4,685th. Its peak was 1997, with 4 births.

Is Dirk a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 10,955 US babies named Dirk since 1880 were boys.

When was Dirk most popular?

1954 in the United States, when 438 babies were named Dirk, its highest rank at 341st.

How do you pronounce Dirk?

Dirk is /dɝk/, one syllable.