Is Kurt a boy or girl name?
Kurt is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 71 boys were named Kurt, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 85,998 US babies named Kurt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,103
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kurt since 1894
- 85,998
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 3,169 babies
Boys and girls named Kurt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 940 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,597 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18,641 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 28,213 | 86 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 13,661 | 45 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 10,687 | 51 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 5,693 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,134 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,098 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 375 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 94 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 90 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 122 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 111 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 112 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 134 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 157 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 182 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 182 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 230 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 244 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 278 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 273 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 315 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 334 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 368 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 439 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 482 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 537 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 554 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 587 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 691 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 744 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 957 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 973 | #260 | 5 | #13,485 |
| 1988 | 1,043 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 1,023 | #229 | 6 | #10,547 |
| 1986 | 1,059 | #224 | 7 | #9,046 |
| 1985 | 1,016 | #228 | 7 | #8,804 |
| 1984 | 979 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 973 | #231 | 5 | #11,127 |
| 1982 | 1,180 | #209 | 7 | #8,703 |
| 1981 | 1,160 | #214 | 9 | #7,082 |
| 1980 | 1,281 | #192 | 5 | #11,245 |
| 1979 | 1,250 | #194 | 7 | #8,495 |
| 1978 | 1,065 | #208 | 5 | #10,560 |
| 1977 | 1,120 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 1,018 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 1,087 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 1,233 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 1,235 | #186 | 8 | #6,371 |
| 1972 | 1,582 | #164 | 10 | #5,278 |
| 1971 | 1,874 | #155 | 9 | #5,768 |
| 1970 | 2,197 | #149 | 6 | #7,513 |
| 1969 | 2,281 | #132 | 14 | #3,871 |
| 1968 | 2,453 | #123 | 13 | #3,891 |
| 1967 | 2,742 | #113 | 7 | #5,744 |
| 1966 | 2,846 | #110 | 7 | #5,532 |
| 1965 | 2,875 | #112 | 12 | #3,839 |
| 1964 | 3,159 | #109 | 10 | #4,497 |
| 1963 | 3,131 | #116 | 9 | #4,707 |
| 1962 | 3,019 | #121 | 6 | #6,212 |
| 1961 | 2,826 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 2,881 | #130 | 8 | #4,966 |
| 1959 | 2,816 | #129 | 6 | #5,907 |
| 1958 | 2,672 | #134 | 8 | #4,709 |
| 1957 | 2,427 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 2,387 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,933 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,692 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,515 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,466 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 944 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 789 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 671 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 519 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 535 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 373 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 264 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 294 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 296 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 258 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 193 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 194 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 143 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 134 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 135 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 106 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 92 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 69 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 64 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 64 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 56 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 77 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 67 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 62 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 53 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 47 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 45 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 26 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #913 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kurt reached #109 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #3,839 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kurt
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.