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Around the globe, Kirk (Kirk , 柯克 , カーク , and others...) is a common male first name. The first name Kirk is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common male name, the United States, and Barbados (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Also, Kirk is the last name as well as the forename.
Kirk is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kirk Van Houten , the The Simpsons character; Kirk Mathison , the Resident Evil character, Resident Evil 5; Kirk Gleason , the fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls; Kirk Kirkendall , the Main characters from Hoodwinked! film series and Kirk Marston , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, among other works.