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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 3,158 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 85,858since 1894
Kurt over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Kurt has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,258 | 62 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,098 | 71 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,387 | 57 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,917 | 81 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,040 | 72 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,679 | 94 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,658 | 97 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,724 | 90 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,695 | 93 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,421 | 122 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,416 | 121 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,447 | 113 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,315 | 131 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,490 | 108 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,468 | 111 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,462 | 112 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,304 | 134 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,251 | 139 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,139 | 157 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,008 | 182 | |
| 2005 | — | #959 | 182 | |
| 2004 | — | #785 | 230 | |
| 2003 | — | #738 | 244 | |
| 2002 | — | #670 | 278 | |
| 2001 | — | #666 | 273 | |
| 2000 | — | #608 | 315 | |
| 1999 | — | #584 | 334 | |
| 1998 | — | #544 | 368 | |
| 1997 | — | #487 | 439 | |
| 1996 | — | #456 | 482 | |
| 1995 | — | #424 | 537 | |
| 1994 | — | #411 | 554 | |
| 1993 | — | #392 | 587 | |
| 1992 | — | #346 | 691 | |
| 1991 | — | #333 | 744 | |
| 1990 | — | #274 | 957 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #260 | 973 |
| 1988 | — | #233 | 1,043 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #229 | 1,023 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #224 | 1,059 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #228 | 1,015 |
| 1984 | — | #229 | 978 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #231 | 971 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #209 | 1,180 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #214 | 1,160 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #192 | 1,280 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #194 | 1,250 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #208 | 1,065 |
| 1977 | — | #202 | 1,119 | |
| 1976 | — | #209 | 1,018 | |
| 1975 | — | #202 | 1,085 | |
| 1974 | — | #182 | 1,233 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #186 | 1,235 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #164 | 1,582 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #155 | 1,873 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #149 | 2,197 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #132 | 2,281 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #123 | 2,454 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #113 | 2,742 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #110 | 2,846 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #112 | 2,875 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #109 | 3,158 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #116 | 3,132 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #121 | 3,019 |
| 1961 | — | #129 | 2,827 | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #130 | 2,881 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #129 | 2,816 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #134 | 2,672 |
| 1957 | — | #141 | 2,428 | |
| 1956 | — | #138 | 2,387 | |
| 1955 | — | #150 | 1,933 | |
| 1954 | — | #168 | 1,692 | |
| 1953 | — | #177 | 1,515 | |
| 1952 | — | #178 | 1,466 | |
| 1951 | — | #210 | 944 | |
| 1950 | — | #233 | 789 | |
| 1949 | — | #249 | 671 | |
| 1948 | — | #303 | 519 | |
| 1947 | — | #297 | 535 | |
| 1946 | — | #334 | 373 | |
| 1945 | — | #367 | 264 | |
| 1944 | — | #348 | 294 | |
| 1943 | — | #356 | 296 | |
| 1942 | — | #377 | 258 | |
| 1941 | — | #421 | 193 | |
| 1940 | — | #415 | 194 | |
| 1939 | — | #477 | 143 | |
| 1938 | — | #502 | 134 | |
| 1937 | — | #493 | 135 | |
| 1936 | — | #556 | 106 | |
| 1935 | — | #605 | 92 | |
| 1934 | — | #733 | 69 | |
| 1933 | — | #762 | 64 | |
| 1932 | — | #793 | 64 | |
| 1931 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1930 | — | #710 | 77 | |
| 1929 | — | #788 | 67 | |
| 1928 | — | #835 | 62 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,041 | 45 | |
| 1926 | — | #931 | 53 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,117 | 41 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,026 | 47 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,267 | 33 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,180 | 37 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,256 | 31 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,265 | 28 | |
| 1915 | — | #925 | 45 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,054 | 29 | |
| 1913 | — | #969 | 26 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wisconsin#57 · 1 in 320
- Connecticut#70 · 1 in 426
- Minnesota#72 · 1 in 444
- Colorado#75 · 1 in 416
- North Dakota#76 · 1 in 354
Best ever in a state: #37 in Wisconsin, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #57 | 143 | 1 in 320 |
| Connecticut | #70 | 58 | 1 in 426 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 90 | 1 in 444 |
| Colorado | #75 | 49 | 1 in 416 |
| North Dakota | #76 | 21 | 1 in 354 |
| Michigan | #79 | 215 | 1 in 465 |
| Oregon | #82 | 40 | 1 in 447 |
| Illinois | #88 | 219 | 1 in 513 |
| South Dakota | #88 | 19 | 1 in 433 |
| Idaho | #91 | 18 | 1 in 403 |
| Washington | #97 | 62 | 1 in 513 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 161 | 1 in 765 |
| Utah | #99 | 25 | 1 in 481 |
| Iowa | #101 | 46 | 1 in 667 |
| New Jersey | #102 | 75 | 1 in 786 |
| Nebraska | #103 | 26 | 1 in 617 |
| Kansas | #108 | 41 | 1 in 604 |
| New Hampshire | #108 | 8 | 1 in 738 |
| Wyoming | #110 | 7 | 1 in 501 |
| Montana | #113 | 15 | 1 in 526 |
| Nevada | #115 | 5 | 1 in 537 |
| Massachusetts | #116 | 41 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Missouri | #118 | 68 | 1 in 708 |
| Delaware | #120 | 7 | 1 in 714 |
| Alaska | #123 | 5 | 1 in 634 |
| California | #123 | 258 | 1 in 650 |
| Indiana | #123 | 66 | 1 in 838 |
| New York | #125 | 178 | 1 in 990 |
| Ohio | #132 | 134 | 1 in 863 |
| Rhode Island | #140 | 5 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Maryland | #156 | 28 | 1 in 1,127 |
| District of Columbia | #170 | 11 | 1 in 1,361 |
| Arizona | #179 | 14 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Hawaii | #186 | 8 | 1 in 922 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,242 |
| New Mexico | #197 | 11 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Maine | #202 | 5 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Louisiana | #217 | 30 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Florida | #247 | 23 | 1 in 2,052 |
| West Virginia | #252 | 8 | 1 in 2,697 |
| Virginia | #262 | 18 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Kentucky | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Texas | #312 | 52 | 1 in 2,382 |
| North Carolina | #326 | 16 | 1 in 3,468 |
| Arkansas | #362 | 5 | 1 in 4,068 |
| Georgia | #416 | 8 | 1 in 6,271 |
| Alabama | #490 | 5 | 1 in 7,994 |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | #778 (1896) | #895 |
| 1900s | 17 | #1,091 (1905) | #1,187 |
| 1910s | 263 | #925 (1915) | #1,135 |
| 1920s | 462 | #788 (1929) | #1,049 |
| 1930s | 940 | #477 (1939) | #647 |
| 1940s | 3,597 | #249 (1949) | #347 |
| 1950s | 18,642 | #129 (1959) | #166 |
| 1960s | 28,215 | #109 (1964) | #120 |
| 1970s | 13,657 | #149 (1970) | #185 |
| 1980s | 10,682 | #192 (1980) | #225 |
| 1990s | 5,693 | #274 (1990) | #425 |
| 2000s | 2,134 | #608 (2000) | #913 |
| 2010s | 1,098 | #1,315 (2013) | #1,510 |
| 2020s | 437 | #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 1956
boys
#138
2,387 births · 1 in 886 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 886 of them was named Kurt, which outranked 96.9% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kurt
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.