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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #334, 1987boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,450 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNHWashington: #171 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,304 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: #225 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,561 boysMNIllinois: #280 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,348 boysILWisconsin: #191 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,844 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,418 boysMINew York: #504 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,431 boysNYMassachusetts: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,538 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedRIOregon: #181 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,284 boysORNevada: 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: #153 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,133 boysIAIndiana: #217 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,053 boysINOhio: #200 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,936 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,413 boysPANew Jersey: #603 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,516 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #365 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 3,407 boysCAUtah: #252 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,065 boysUTColorado: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #214 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,999 boysMOKentucky: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,785 boysKYWest Virginia: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,852 boysWVVirginia: #523 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,563 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDEArizona: #328 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,721 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,270 boysNMKansas: #208 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,726 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedARTennessee: #465 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,263 boysTNNorth Carolina: #378 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,717 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #433 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,497 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMSAlabama: #410 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,213 boysALGeorgia: #645 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,837 boysGAHawaii: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,298 boysHITexas: #647 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,129 boysTXFlorida: #564 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,947 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#153 · 1 in 1,133
  2. Washington#171 · 1 in 1,304
  3. Maine#171 · 1 in 1,450
  4. Michigan#174 · 1 in 1,418
  5. Oregon#181 · 1 in 1,284

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#153161 in 1,133
Maine#17151 in 1,450
Washington#171241 in 1,304
Michigan#174451 in 1,418
Oregon#181141 in 1,284
Wisconsin#191181 in 1,844
Ohio#200391 in 1,936
West Virginia#20461 in 1,852
Kansas#208101 in 1,726
Missouri#214181 in 1,999
Indiana#217181 in 2,053
Minnesota#225121 in 2,561
Pennsylvania#233321 in 2,413
Hawaii#24551 in 1,298
Utah#25281 in 2,065
Colorado#273101 in 2,518
Illinois#280341 in 2,348
Arizona#328101 in 2,721
New Mexico#33951 in 2,270
Kentucky#35751 in 4,785
California#365671 in 3,407
North Carolina#378111 in 3,717
Massachusetts#38361 in 6,538
Alabama#41061 in 4,213
Oklahoma#43351 in 4,497
Tennessee#46551 in 6,263
New York#504191 in 6,431
Virginia#52351 in 7,563
Florida#564111 in 6,947
New Jersey#60351 in 9,516
Georgia#64551 in 8,837
Texas#647181 in 8,129
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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 1986

girls
#9,545
6 births · 1 in 285,925 girls
boys
#347
549 births · 1 in 3,354 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. #9,545Kurtis6

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. #347Kurtis549
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 285,925 of them was named Kurtis, which outranked 25.6% 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 Kurtis
  1. #8,523Zona7
  2. #8,523Zsazsa7
  3. #8,523Zulay7
  4. #9,545Kurtis6
  5. #9,545Aasiya6
  6. #9,545Abrianna6
  7. #9,545Adaeze6
  8. #10,912Aamanda5
  9. #10,912Abegail5
  10. #10,912Abel5

Tied with 1,366 names at #9,545; 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 3,354 of them was named Kurtis, which outranked 95.6% 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 Kurtis
  1. #344Rodolfo560
  2. #345Clint558
  3. #346Rudy557
  4. #347Kurtis549
  5. #348Neal543
  6. #349Kenny541
  7. #350Leroy540
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 →