Kurtis

Last seen for girls in 1986 at #9,545 · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1987 · 613 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
18,138
since 1934

Kurtis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kurtis has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #334, 1987boys
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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—#2,71847
2024—#3,79329
2023—#3,00541
2022—#2,75347
2021—#2,55251
2020—#2,65847
2019—#2,62649
2018—#2,10167
2017—#1,78086
2016—#1,75488
2015—#1,85379
2014—#1,564101
2013—#1,65991
2012—#1,562101
2011—#1,68788
2010—#1,503108
2009—#1,367125
2008—#1,482110
2007—#1,277137
2006—#1,163145
2005—#1,062156
2004—#1,039157
2003—#959170
2002—#837199
2001—#749231
2000—#718242
1999—#690244
1998—#604305
1997—#577321
1996—#538356
1995—#493435
1994—#483442
1993—#474444
1992—#460472
1991—#414547
1990—#410566
1989—#362624
1988—#353589
1987—#334613
1986#9,5456#347549
1985—#368501
1984—#384451
1983#8,0477#410393
1982—#447361
1981—#421391
1980—#416389
1979#8,0617#432343
1978—#489271
1977—#528251
1976—#581197
1975—#594184
1974—#549213
1973—#567197
1972—#554207
1971—#480282
1970—#497265
1969#7,4715#453287
1968—#487245
1967—#489234
1966—#487246
1965—#475269
1964—#460298
1963—#476279
1962—#528228
1961—#519234
1960—#556202
1959—#561192
1958—#595169
1957—#585172
1956—#604159
1955—#696111
1954—#706106
1953—#707101
1952—#80576
1951—#84768
1950—#1,02247
1949—#1,07243
1948—#1,21735
1947—#1,59922
1946—#1,69218
1945—#2,24210
1944—#2,4679
1943—#1,46123
1942—#1,68218
1941—#1,99713
1940—#2,32210
1939—#2,6098
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First appearance
1934

The first year at least five boys were named Kurtis! It came in at #3,679, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1934–1936, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kurtis is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,421 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,827 boysMNIllinois: #506 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,364 boysILWisconsin: #219 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,171 boysWIMichigan: #386 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,921 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedSDIowa: #190 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,596 boysIAIndiana: #448 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,939 boysINOhio: #406 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,260 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,278 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #624 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,384 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,514 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNMKansas: #317 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,869 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedHITexas: #954 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 17,733 boysTXFlorida: #649 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,098 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#190 · 1 in 1,596
  2. Wisconsin#219 · 1 in 2,171
  3. Washington#268 · 1 in 2,421
  4. Minnesota#280 · 1 in 3,827
  5. Kansas#317 · 1 in 2,869

Best ever in a state: #121 in Vermont, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#190121 in 1,596
Wisconsin#219141 in 2,171
Washington#26891 in 2,421
Minnesota#28071 in 3,827
Kansas#31751 in 2,869
Missouri#329101 in 3,514
Pennsylvania#351151 in 5,278
Michigan#386141 in 4,921
Ohio#406131 in 6,260
Indiana#44861 in 6,939
Illinois#506131 in 6,364
California#624161 in 9,384
Florida#64951 in 10,098
Texas#95461 in 17,733
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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 Kurtis
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,075 spots since 2024 (#3,793 → #2,718)
  • 60 spots since 2020 (#2,658 → #2,718)
  • 865 spots since 2015 (#1,853 → #2,718)
  • Biggest jump: 175 spots in 1951 (#1,022 → #847)
  • Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2003 (#837 → #959)
Rise & fade · boys
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1934
  • Peaked 1987 at #334 (613 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1951–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,046
  • Highest: 1 in 3,046 boys born in 1987 were named Kurtis (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 26.8% of all boys named Kurtis (4,861) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s19#2,609 (1939)#3,154
1940s201#1,072 (1949)#1,775
1950s1,201#561 (1959)#713
1960s2,522#453 (1969)#493
1970s2,410#432 (1979)#527
1980s4,861#334 (1987)#384
1990s4,132#410 (1990)#514
2000s1,672#718 (2000)#1,065
2010s858#1,503 (2010)#1,809
2020s262#2,552 (2021)#2,913

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.

Kurtis in 1972

boys
#554
207 births · 1 in 7,834 boys

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #554Kurtis207
More about 1972

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 7,834 of them was named Kurtis, which outranked 90.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurtis
  1. #551Colby209
  2. #551Elijah209
  3. #551Jerrod209
  4. #554Kurtis207
  5. #554Courtney207
  6. #556Dorian206
  7. #556Kory206
  8. #558Carlo205

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →