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Throughout the world, Kirby (Kirby , קירבי , كيربي) is a common mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine first name. The first name Kirby is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly name, Malta, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Australia, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but uncommonly masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Philippines, and Australia. More prevalently, Kirby is the last name as well as the forename.
Kirby is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kirby , the fictional character, Super Smash Bros. Melee; Kirby O'Neil , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Kirby O'Donnell ; Kirby Anders , the soap opera character, Dynasty and Kirby , the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, among other works.