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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #168 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 863 boysAKMaine: 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: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,304 boysWAIdaho: #155 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 908 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,065 boysMNIllinois: #308 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,529 boysILWisconsin: #200 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,800 boysWIMichigan: #202 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,577 boysMINew York: #731 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,808 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,608 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,412 boysORNevada: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,201 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,474 boysIAIndiana: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,616 boysINOhio: #200 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,831 boysOHPennsylvania: #251 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,552 boysPANew Jersey: #526 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,350 boysNJConnecticut: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,713 boysCTCalifornia: #406 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 3,941 boysCAUtah: #224 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,626 boysUTColorado: #304 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,682 boysCONebraska: #137 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 907 boysNEMissouri: #181 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,404 boysMOKentucky: #287 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,373 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #407 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,459 boysVAMaryland: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,132 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDEArizona: #431 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,207 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedNMKansas: #219 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,667 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedARTennessee: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,385 boysTNNorth Carolina: #316 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,720 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,304 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedLAMississippi: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedALGeorgia: #574 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,671 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kurtis, so not publishedHITexas: #598 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 6,550 boysTXFlorida: #376 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,249 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#137 · 1 in 907
  2. Idaho#155 · 1 in 908
  3. Alaska#168 · 1 in 863
  4. Iowa#177 · 1 in 1,474
  5. Missouri#181 · 1 in 1,404

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#137121 in 907
Idaho#15571 in 908
Alaska#16851 in 863
Iowa#177121 in 1,474
Missouri#181261 in 1,404
Washington#187251 in 1,304
Indiana#191241 in 1,616
Nevada#19361 in 1,201
Oregon#195131 in 1,412
Ohio#200421 in 1,831
Wisconsin#200181 in 1,800
Michigan#202411 in 1,577
Kansas#219101 in 1,667
Utah#224101 in 1,626
Pennsylvania#251311 in 2,552
Minnesota#252101 in 3,065
Connecticut#26681 in 2,713
Mississippi#26791 in 1,821
Oklahoma#28291 in 2,304
Kentucky#28771 in 3,373
Colorado#30491 in 2,682
Illinois#308331 in 2,529
North Carolina#316161 in 2,720
Massachusetts#33491 in 4,608
Tennessee#334101 in 3,385
Florida#376261 in 3,249
California#406641 in 3,941
Virginia#40791 in 4,459
Arizona#43171 in 4,207
Maryland#47051 in 6,132
New Jersey#52671 in 7,350
Georgia#57471 in 6,671
Texas#598221 in 6,550
New York#731121 in 10,808
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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 1988

boys
#353
589 births · 1 in 3,250 boys

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #353Kurtis589
More about 1988

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 3,250 of them was named Kurtis, which outranked 95.8% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kurtis
  1. #350Beau594
  2. #351Allan591
  3. #351Dallas591
  4. #353Kurtis589
  5. #354Simon587
  6. #354Zackary587
  7. #356Damon584
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →