Kurt

Last seen for girls in 1989 at #12,362 · #2,258 for boys in 2025, 62 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1964 · 3,158 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
85,858
since 1894

Kurt over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kurt has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #109, 1964boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,25862
2024—#2,09871
2023—#2,38757
2022—#1,91781
2021—#2,04072
2020—#1,67994
2019—#1,65897
2018—#1,72490
2017—#1,69593
2016—#1,421122
2015—#1,416121
2014—#1,447113
2013—#1,315131
2012—#1,490108
2011—#1,468111
2010—#1,462112
2009—#1,304134
2008—#1,251139
2007—#1,139157
2006—#1,008182
2005—#959182
2004—#785230
2003—#738244
2002—#670278
2001—#666273
2000—#608315
1999—#584334
1998—#544368
1997—#487439
1996—#456482
1995—#424537
1994—#411554
1993—#392587
1992—#346691
1991—#333744
1990—#274957
1989#12,3625#260973
1988—#2331,043
1987#9,8256#2291,023
1986#8,5237#2241,059
1985#8,3187#2281,015
1984—#229978
1983#10,2755#231971
1982#8,2247#2091,180
1981#6,8049#2141,160
1980#10,3925#1921,280
1979#8,0617#1941,250
1978#9,7505#2081,065
1977—#2021,119
1976—#2091,018
1975—#2021,085
1974—#1821,233
1973#6,0808#1861,235
1972#5,10910#1641,582
1971#5,5439#1551,873
1970#7,0706#1492,197
1969#3,77414#1322,281
1968#3,78913#1232,454
1967#5,4577#1132,742
1966#5,2737#1102,846
1965#3,73312#1122,875
1964#4,35510#1093,158
1963#4,5399#1163,132
1962#5,8606#1213,019
1961—#1292,827
1960#4,7738#1302,881
1959#5,5666#1292,816
1958#4,5208#1342,672
1957—#1412,428
1956—#1382,387
1955—#1501,933
1954—#1681,692
1953—#1771,515
1952—#1781,466
1951—#210944
1950—#233789
1949—#249671
1948—#303519
1947—#297535
1946—#334373
1945—#367264
1944—#348294
1943—#356296
1942—#377258
1941—#421193
1940—#415194
1939—#477143
1938—#502134
1937—#493135
1936—#556106
1935—#60592
1934—#73369
1933—#76264
1932—#79364
1931—#84156
1930—#71077
1929—#78867
1928—#83562
1927—#1,04145
1926—#93153
1925—#1,02245
1924—#1,11741
1923—#1,02647
1922—#1,28232
1921—#1,26733
1920—#1,18037
1919—#1,35128
1918—#1,25631
1917—#1,03340
1916—#1,26528
1915—#92545
1914—#1,05429
1913—#96926
1912—#1,09518
1911—#98212
1910—#1,4216
1909——
1908—#1,2176
1907——
1906—#1,2535
1905—#1,0916
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1899—#1,0515
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1896—#7789
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First appearance
1894

The first year at least five boys were named Kurt! It came in at #857, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Kurt is popular in 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedAKMaine: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,233 boysMEVermont: #95 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 524 boysVTNew Hampshire: #130 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 997 boysNHWashington: #78 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 330 boysWAIdaho: #75 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 282 boysIDMontana: #55 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 204 boysMTNorth Dakota: #70 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 309 boysNDMinnesota: #62 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 279 boysMNIllinois: #71 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 385 boysILWisconsin: #46 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 212 boysWIMichigan: #60 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 303 boysMINew York: #109 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 723 boysNYMassachusetts: #95 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 912 boysMARhode Island: #90 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 786 boysRIOregon: #107 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 501 boysORNevada: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 642 boysNVWyoming: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 565 boysWYSouth Dakota: #60 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 260 boysSDIowa: #71 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 302 boysIAIndiana: #97 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 514 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 566 boysOHPennsylvania: #94 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 592 boysPANew Jersey: #82 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 576 boysNJConnecticut: #80 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 584 boysCTCalifornia: #112 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 584 boysCAUtah: #76 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 302 boysUTColorado: #89 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 419 boysCONebraska: #62 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 268 boysNEMissouri: #92 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 484 boysMOKentucky: #270 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,521 boysKYWest Virginia: #295 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,422 boysWVVirginia: #259 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,140 boysVAMaryland: #124 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 732 boysMDDelaware: #107 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 621 boysDEArizona: #152 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 678 boysAZNew Mexico: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,066 boysNMKansas: #106 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 544 boysKSArkansas: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,721 boysARTennessee: #285 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,741 boysTNNorth Carolina: #353 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,783 boysNCSouth Carolina: #314 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,951 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #131 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 705 boysDCOklahoma: #138 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 719 boysOKLouisiana: #159 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 779 boysLAMississippi: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysMSAlabama: #381 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,383 boysALGeorgia: #272 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,073 boysGAHawaii: #88 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 357 boysHITexas: #263 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,608 boysTXFlorida: #191 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,170 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#46 · 1 in 212
  2. Montana#55 · 1 in 204
  3. South Dakota#60 · 1 in 260
  4. Michigan#60 · 1 in 303
  5. Nebraska#62 · 1 in 268

Best ever in a state: #37 in Wisconsin, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#462011 in 212
Montana#55321 in 204
Michigan#602781 in 303
South Dakota#60261 in 260
Minnesota#621331 in 279
Nebraska#62531 in 268
North Dakota#70201 in 309
Illinois#712741 in 385
Iowa#71891 in 302
Idaho#75211 in 282
Utah#76361 in 302
Washington#78811 in 330
Connecticut#80451 in 584
New Jersey#821071 in 576
Hawaii#88201 in 357
Colorado#89481 in 419
Rhode Island#90111 in 786
Missouri#92891 in 484
Ohio#941791 in 566
Pennsylvania#941811 in 592
Massachusetts#95591 in 912
Vermont#9571 in 524
Indiana#97991 in 514
Kansas#106361 in 544
Delaware#10781 in 621
Oregon#107311 in 501
New York#1092381 in 723
California#1123141 in 584
Maryland#124451 in 732
New Hampshire#13061 in 997
Wyoming#13051 in 565
District of Columbia#131201 in 705
Nevada#13661 in 642
Oklahoma#138301 in 719
Arizona#152241 in 678
Maine#15681 in 1,233
Louisiana#159511 in 779
Florida#191451 in 1,170
New Mexico#214111 in 1,066
Virginia#259201 in 2,140
Texas#263701 in 1,608
Kentucky#270131 in 2,521
Georgia#272231 in 2,073
Tennessee#285141 in 2,741
West Virginia#29551 in 3,422
South Carolina#31491 in 2,951
Arkansas#31671 in 2,721
North Carolina#353131 in 3,783
Alabama#38181 in 4,383
Mississippi#38661 in 4,195
Alaska———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kurt
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 160 spots since 2024 (#2,098 → #2,258)
  • 579 spots since 2020 (#1,679 → #2,258)
  • 842 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #2,258)
  • Biggest jump: 439 spots in 1911 (#1,421 → #982)
  • Biggest drop: 340 spots in 1916 (#925 → #1,265)
Rise & fade · boys
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1894
  • Peaked 1964 at #109 (3,158 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1928–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 627
  • Highest: 1 in 627 boys born in 1966 were named Kurt (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 27,550 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #109 in 1964, was only 1 in 631 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 32.9% of all boys named Kurt (28,215) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s21#778 (1896)#895
1900s17#1,091 (1905)#1,187
1910s263#925 (1915)#1,135
1920s462#788 (1929)#1,049
1930s940#477 (1939)#647
1940s3,597#249 (1949)#347
1950s18,642#129 (1959)#166
1960s28,215#109 (1964)#120
1970s13,657#149 (1970)#185
1980s10,682#192 (1980)#225
1990s5,693#274 (1990)#425
2000s2,134#608 (2000)#913
2010s1,098#1,315 (2013)#1,510
2020s437#1,679 (2020)#2,063

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kurt in 1964

girls
#4,355
10 births · 1 in 189,486 girls
boys
#109
3,158 births · 1 in 631 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #4,355Kurt10

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #109Kurt3,158
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 189,486 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 44.2% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #4,096Yael11
  2. #4,096Young11
  3. #4,096Zenna11
  4. #4,355Kurt10
  5. #4,355Adel10
  6. #4,355Adelle10
  7. #4,355Adrien10
  8. #4,636Abra9
  9. #4,636Adelfa9
  10. #4,636Adraine9

Tied with 280 names at #4,355; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 631 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #106Eddie3,326
  2. #107Tom3,292
  3. #108Tommy3,205
  4. #109Kurt3,158
  5. #110Joel3,135
  6. #111Stanley3,130
  7. #112Micheal3,086
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1964 →