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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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
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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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,024 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 777 boysNHWashington: #184 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,432 boysWAIdaho: #176 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,134 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #159 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,142 boysNDMinnesota: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,250 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,514 boysILWisconsin: #82 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 537 boysWIMichigan: #132 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 993 boysMINew York: #277 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,288 boysNYMassachusetts: #150 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,348 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,672 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedNVWyoming: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 780 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedSDIowa: #106 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 660 boysIAIndiana: #165 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,404 boysINOhio: #135 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,041 boysOHPennsylvania: #148 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,217 boysPANew Jersey: #170 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,290 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,551 boysCTCalifornia: #309 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 2,493 boysCAUtah: #171 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,214 boysUTColorado: #243 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,092 boysCONebraska: #165 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,334 boysNEMissouri: #150 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,156 boysMOKentucky: #274 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,200 boysKYWest Virginia: #196 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,068 boysWVVirginia: #276 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,498 boysVAMaryland: #262 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,360 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedDEArizona: #287 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,160 boysAZNew Mexico: #279 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,668 boysNMKansas: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,268 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,031 boysARTennessee: #371 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,547 boysTNNorth Carolina: #396 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,220 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,008 boysOKLouisiana: #343 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,621 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedMSAlabama: #403 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,264 boysALGeorgia: #458 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,061 boysGAHawaii: #170 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 810 boysHITexas: #379 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,090 boysTXFlorida: #296 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,271 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#82 · 1 in 537
  2. Iowa#106 · 1 in 660
  3. New Hampshire#108 · 1 in 777
  4. Michigan#132 · 1 in 993
  5. Wyoming#133 · 1 in 780

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#82631 in 537
Iowa#106311 in 660
New Hampshire#10881 in 777
Michigan#132631 in 993
Maine#13371 in 1,024
Wyoming#13351 in 780
Ohio#135731 in 1,041
Minnesota#145251 in 1,250
Pennsylvania#148631 in 1,217
Massachusetts#150271 in 1,348
Missouri#150311 in 1,156
North Dakota#15951 in 1,142
Indiana#165271 in 1,404
Nebraska#16591 in 1,334
Hawaii#17091 in 810
New Jersey#170341 in 1,290
Utah#171151 in 1,214
Connecticut#174121 in 1,551
Kansas#174141 in 1,268
Idaho#17671 in 1,134
Washington#184221 in 1,432
West Virginia#19661 in 2,068
Oregon#201111 in 1,672
Illinois#217541 in 1,514
Colorado#243121 in 2,092
Maryland#262111 in 2,360
Kentucky#27481 in 3,200
Virginia#276141 in 2,498
New York#277511 in 2,288
New Mexico#27971 in 1,668
Arizona#287111 in 2,160
Florida#296301 in 2,271
California#309831 in 2,493
Arkansas#32251 in 3,031
Louisiana#343141 in 2,621
Tennessee#37171 in 4,547
Texas#379461 in 3,090
North Carolina#39691 in 4,220
Alabama#40361 in 4,264
Oklahoma#42451 in 5,008
Georgia#45881 in 5,061
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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 1983

girls
#10,275
5 births · 1 in 334,122 girls
boys
#231
971 births · 1 in 1,846 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #10,275Kurt5

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #231Kurt971
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 334,122 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 14.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #9,015Yuriana6
  2. #9,015Zarah6
  3. #9,015Zola6
  4. #10,275Kurt5
  5. #10,275Aaren5
  6. #10,275Abbagail5
  7. #10,275Abbye5

Tied with 1,799 names at #10,275; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,846 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #228Clifford974
  2. #228Darryl974
  3. #230Eduardo973
  4. #231Kurt971
  5. #232Francis961
  6. #232Levi961
  7. #234Jarrod960
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →