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Kurt

Boy

Meaning of Kurt: German: 'bold counsel'

Kurt is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2216th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2216

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

86,054

First recorded 1894 · peak 1964

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,169 babies1982: 1,187 babies1983: 976 babies1984: 978 babies1985: 1,022 babies1986: 1,066 babies1987: 1,029 babies1988: 1,043 babies1989: 978 babies1990: 957 babies19901991: 744 babies1992: 691 babies1993: 587 babies1994: 554 babies1995: 537 babies1996: 482 babies1997: 439 babies1998: 368 babies1999: 334 babies2000: 315 babies20002001: 273 babies2002: 278 babies2003: 244 babies2004: 230 babies2005: 182 babies2006: 182 babies2007: 157 babies2008: 139 babies2009: 134 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 108 babies2013: 131 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 121 babies2016: 122 babies2017: 93 babies2018: 90 babies2019: 97 babies2020: 94 babies20202021: 72 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Kurt per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,187.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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