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Why parents love Kirby- Nintendo's Kirby IS gaming's most adorable.Jack Kirby IS the KING of Comics — co-created Marvel.Two syllables with a friendly, Norse sound: KER-bee.The meaning church settlement IS fundamentally rooted.The most adorably AND legendarily dual.
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The vibe of Kirby
church settlementNorsekirkjabyrNintendo KirbyadorablepowerfulJack KirbyKing ComicsMarvel
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Origin & history of Kirby
Norse kirkja (church) + byr (settlement)
→ Kirby
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English roots
Kirby means church settlement. Nintendo's IS gaming's most adorable. Jack IS the King of Comics.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Norse; Nintendo's Kirby (1992); Jack Kirby (1917–1994).
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Today
Kirby remains a beloved choice, ranking #2709 in the US. 18,395 babies have been named Kirby since 1881.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Kirby?
1957
peak year
Kirby entered U.S. records in 1881, near the turn of the 20th century. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1957, 358 babies received the name (ranked #409). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2709), with roughly 93 babies named Kirby each year. Kirby's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 18,395 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
358
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #409)
(ranked #409)
93
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
930
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
18,395
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kirby2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Kirby's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — adorable adventure. People named Kirby tend to be friendly, powerful, and gifted at being gaming's most adorable AND the King of Comics.
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Gaming's adorable AND King of Comics✦
Nintendo-puffball◈
Jack-Marvel◎
Norse-church♡
Friendly-powerfulK2
I9
R9
B2
Y7
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Kirby🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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Famous people named KirbyClick any name to view their Wikipedia page.
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Numerology life path calculatorEnter any full name and date of birth to discover the life path number — a core numerological indicator of personality, purpose and destiny.
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How we calculated this
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