Kirby - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Kirby \k(i)-rby, kir-by\ is pronounced KER-bee. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "settlement by a church". Place name. Baseball player Kirby Puckett.

Kirby has 6 variant forms: Kerbie, Kerbey, Kerby, Kirbey, Kirbie and Kirkby.

Baby names that sound like Kirby are Corby and Corbie.

Kirby is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Kirby. Click here to compare Kirby with related baby names.