Damien vs Kirk
Damien and Kirkcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1988, Damien was ranked #47 and Kirk #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2004, Damien was ranked #235 and Kirk #264 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Damien was ranked #608 and Kirk #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Damien and Kirk over time
Damien and Kirk appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Damien held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kirk in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kirk reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Damien in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Damien #280 in 2003, Kirk #463 in 2002.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2023
Damien held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Kirk in 0.
Highest recorded here: Damien #280 in 2003, Kirk #463 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Damien #608, Kirk #4107.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Damien | Kirk |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Damien has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kirk.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Damien
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1993
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1969–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kirk
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2004
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2004).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys