Boy
Dirk
Dirk is a boy's name meaning "Dutch short form of Diederik/Theodoric", drawing on Dutch roots. It has not kept pace since its 1960s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. 1954 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
DutchDutch short form of Diederik/Theodoric
EtymologyMeaning "ruler of the people"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
6
1920s
71
1930s
188
1940s
369
1950s
2,688
1960s
3,306
1970s
1,797
1980s
1,156
1990s
580
2000s
395
2010s
230
Peaked in the 1960s · 10,786 total U.S. births since 1900