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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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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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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedAKMaine: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 906 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 872 boysNHWashington: #203 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,565 boysWAIdaho: #161 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 972 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #150 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,281 boysMNIllinois: #162 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,093 boysILWisconsin: #121 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 874 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,029 boysMINew York: #242 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,797 boysNYMassachusetts: #117 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 981 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,634 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedSDIowa: #132 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 907 boysIAIndiana: #134 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,026 boysINOhio: #155 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,279 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 965 boysPANew Jersey: #163 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,252 boysNJConnecticut: #135 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,069 boysCTCalifornia: #307 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 2,429 boysCAUtah: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,180 boysUTColorado: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,797 boysCONebraska: #164 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,236 boysNEMissouri: #136 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 972 boysMOKentucky: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,418 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedWVVirginia: #332 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,438 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,415 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,814 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedNMKansas: #241 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,158 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedARTennessee: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,480 boysTNNorth Carolina: #271 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,271 boysNCSouth Carolina: #384 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,513 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurt, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,811 boysOKLouisiana: #257 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,548 boysLAMississippi: #308 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,134 boysMSAlabama: #410 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,213 boysALGeorgia: #311 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,599 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 433 boysHITexas: #386 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 3,252 boysTXFlorida: #308 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,465 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#92 · 1 in 433
  2. Massachusetts#117 · 1 in 981
  3. Wisconsin#121 · 1 in 874
  4. New Hampshire#122 · 1 in 872
  5. Pennsylvania#129 · 1 in 965

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#92151 in 433
Massachusetts#117401 in 981
Wisconsin#121381 in 874
New Hampshire#12281 in 872
Pennsylvania#129801 in 965
Maine#13181 in 906
Iowa#132201 in 907
Indiana#134361 in 1,026
Connecticut#135191 in 1,069
Missouri#136371 in 972
Michigan#140621 in 1,029
Minnesota#150241 in 1,281
Ohio#155591 in 1,279
Idaho#16171 in 972
Illinois#162731 in 1,093
New Jersey#163381 in 1,252
Nebraska#16491 in 1,236
Utah#174141 in 1,180
Maryland#190201 in 1,415
Oregon#200111 in 1,634
Washington#203201 in 1,565
Kansas#24181 in 2,158
New York#242681 in 1,797
Arizona#254151 in 1,814
Louisiana#257221 in 1,548
North Carolina#271181 in 2,271
Kentucky#28871 in 3,418
Colorado#29391 in 2,797
Oklahoma#30481 in 2,811
California#307941 in 2,429
Florida#308311 in 2,465
Mississippi#30881 in 2,134
Georgia#311171 in 2,599
Tennessee#32891 in 3,480
Virginia#332111 in 3,438
South Carolina#38461 in 3,513
Texas#386451 in 3,252
Alabama#41061 in 4,213
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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 1986

girls
#8,523
7 births · 1 in 245,078 girls
boys
#224
1,059 births · 1 in 1,739 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #8,523Kurt7

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #224Kurt1,059
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 245,078 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 33.6% of the 12,836 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. #7,749Zola8
  2. #7,749Zoraya8
  3. #7,749Zyanya8
  4. #8,523Kurt7
  5. #8,523Aaisha7
  6. #8,523Abagael7
  7. #8,523Abbygail7
  8. #9,545Aasiya6
  9. #9,545Abrianna6
  10. #9,545Adaeze6

Tied with 1,021 names at #8,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,739 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurt
  1. #221Dane1,069
  2. #222Ronnie1,062
  3. #223Armando1,061
  4. #224Kurt1,059
  5. #225Andres1,058
  6. #226Devon1,053
  7. #227Noah1,038
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →