Kirby

Norse

"church settlement"

Kirby Origin and Meaning

The name Kirby is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "church settlement".

Attractive British place-name with a sense of humor. Fun fact: John Wayne played five characters with the first or second name of Kirby.

Kirby Rank in US Top 1000

# 970 in the US

Popularity of the name Kirby

• 1962 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Kirby

• (Anthony) Kirby Puckett American baseball player
• Kirby Bryan Dick documentary filmmaker
• Kirby Wright American novelist
• Kirby Chambliss American stunt pilot
• Stanton "Kirby" Doyle American poet
• Kirby Grant American actor
• Kirby Law Canadian ice hockey player
• Kirby Mack American pro wrestler
• Kirby Robert Morrow Canadian actor, voice actor, writer and comedian
• (Edmund) Kirby Smith U.S. Confederate Civil War general
• Kirby Keyes Wilson American football coach
• Kirby Dach Canadian ice hockey player

The name Kirby in Pop Culture

• Kirby Nintendo video game character
• Kirby Keager main character in film "St. Elmo's Fire"
• Kirby York main character on TV's "Fort Apache"
• Kirby Morris character on TV's "The Suite Life on Deck"
• Kirby Allbee character in "The Victim" (1947) by Saul Bellow
• Kirby Scroggins character on TV's "The Torkelsons"
• "Kirby Buckets " TV series and its main character
• Kirby O'Neil father of April O'Neil in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series
• Kirby character in animated film "The Brave Little Toaster"
• Kirby alien child in animated film "Chicken Little"
• Kirby character on "The Adventure Zone: Amnesty"