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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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
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1906—#1,2535
1905—#1,0916
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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 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #74 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 324 boysAKMaine: #110 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 648 boysMEVermont: #116 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 655 boysVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 941 boysNHWashington: #93 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 466 boysWAIdaho: #121 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 554 boysIDMontana: #68 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 292 boysMTNorth Dakota: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 714 boysNDMinnesota: #56 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 279 boysMNIllinois: #76 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 451 boysILWisconsin: #44 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 205 boysWIMichigan: #68 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 389 boysMINew York: #156 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 1,050 boysNYMassachusetts: #107 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 919 boysMARhode Island: #101 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 812 boysRIOregon: #103 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 492 boysORNevada: #126 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 592 boysNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 230 boysWYSouth Dakota: #144 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 806 boysSDIowa: #56 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 255 boysIAIndiana: #112 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 663 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 887 boysOHPennsylvania: #101 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 666 boysPANew Jersey: #96 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 607 boysNJConnecticut: #94 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 629 boysCTCalifornia: #171 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 915 boysCAUtah: #94 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 409 boysUTColorado: #99 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 488 boysCONebraska: #86 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 442 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 567 boysMOKentucky: #279 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,060 boysKYWest Virginia: #251 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,717 boysWVVirginia: #220 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,605 boysVAMaryland: #129 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 788 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 815 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedNMKansas: #105 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 530 boysKSArkansas: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,543 boysARTennessee: #344 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,258 boysTNNorth Carolina: #420 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,493 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #182 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,196 boysDCOklahoma: #157 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 880 boysOKLouisiana: #213 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,178 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedMSAlabama: #339 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,276 boysALGeorgia: #459 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,106 boysGAHawaii: #71 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 291 boysHITexas: #288 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,850 boysTXFlorida: #298 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,393 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#44 · 1 in 205
  2. Iowa#56 · 1 in 255
  3. Minnesota#56 · 1 in 279
  4. Wyoming#61 · 1 in 230
  5. Montana#68 · 1 in 292

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#441721 in 205
Iowa#56891 in 255
Minnesota#561131 in 279
Wyoming#61101 in 230
Michigan#682011 in 389
Montana#68171 in 292
Hawaii#71221 in 291
Alaska#7491 in 324
Illinois#762041 in 451
Nebraska#86261 in 442
Washington#93591 in 466
Connecticut#94361 in 629
Utah#94271 in 409
New Jersey#96891 in 607
Missouri#98681 in 567
Colorado#99381 in 488
Pennsylvania#1011361 in 666
Rhode Island#10191 in 812
Oregon#103321 in 492
Kansas#105311 in 530
Massachusetts#107501 in 919
Maine#110121 in 648
Indiana#112681 in 663
Vermont#11651 in 655
Idaho#121101 in 554
Nevada#12661 in 592
New Hampshire#12761 in 941
Maryland#129361 in 788
North Dakota#12971 in 714
Ohio#1311041 in 887
South Dakota#14461 in 806
New York#1561441 in 1,050
Oklahoma#157221 in 880
Arizona#171191 in 815
California#1711901 in 915
District of Columbia#182101 in 1,196
Louisiana#213291 in 1,178
Virginia#220231 in 1,605
West Virginia#25151 in 2,717
Kentucky#27991 in 3,060
Texas#288591 in 1,850
Florida#298211 in 2,393
Arkansas#30761 in 2,543
Alabama#33991 in 3,276
Tennessee#34481 in 4,258
North Carolina#42081 in 5,493
Georgia#45971 in 6,106
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New Mexico———
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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 1969

girls
#3,774
14 births · 1 in 120,501 girls
boys
#132
2,281 births · 1 in 784 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #3,774Kurt14

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #132Kurt2,281
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 120,501 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 56.7% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #3,619Wednesday15
  2. #3,619Wendell15
  3. #3,619Yolandra15
  4. #3,774Kurt14
  5. #3,774Adell14
  6. #3,774Adonna14
  7. #3,774Aishah14
  8. #3,958Albertine13
  9. #3,958Alex13
  10. #3,958Andreia13

Tied with 183 names at #3,774; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 784 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 97.4% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #129Shannon2,373
  2. #130Ernest2,357
  3. #131Eugene2,351
  4. #132Kurt2,281
  5. #133Leonard2,263
  6. #134Tommy2,249
  7. #135Ryan2,245
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →