Boy name Dutch;Germanic origin Christian tradition

Dirk

DURK · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Ruler of the people;short for Dietrich
Language
Dutch;Germanic
Culture
Dutch;German
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
short · Germanic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6912
2024 births12
Peak year1954
First appeared1918
Total US births10,935
1954 peak19181945197119982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Derk
In other languages
Dirk (Dutch)Dietrich (German)

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