Name Legacy

Kirkland

Recorded 1914–2024 · United States

Kirkland was most popular in 1997, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,384 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,178 people named Kirkland.

Most popular in1997
Rank that year#2,384
Births that year122
Total since 18802,178
Given to99% boys

Kirkland over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kirkland’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kirkland a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kirkland is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 2,178 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kirkland

Where Kirkland is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org