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Kurt Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kurt?

The rare name Kurt was the 1,732nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Kurt, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #109 in 1964 with 3,156 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kurt was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kurt occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1919-1923, 1924-1930, and 1934-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1976, 1990-1993, 1994-1999, and 2002-2010.

Where is the name Kurt popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Kurt's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kurt for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kurt is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kurt has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Kurt (Girl)Kurt (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 89 1,732
2017 < 5 -- 93 1,697
2016 < 5 -- 122 1,425
2015 < 5 -- 121 1,421
2014 < 5 -- 113 1,450
2013 < 5 -- 130 1,322
2012 < 5 -- 108 1,492
2011 < 5 -- 111 1,473
2010 < 5 -- 112 1,466
2009 < 5 -- 134 1,304
2008 < 5 -- 139 1,255
2007 < 5 -- 157 1,141
2006 < 5 -- 182 1,012
2005 < 5 -- 182 962
2004 < 5 -- 230 785
2003 < 5 -- 244 738
2002 < 5 -- 278 670
2001 < 5 -- 273 666
2000 < 5 -- 315 610
1999 < 5 -- 334 584
1998 < 5 -- 368 544
1997 < 5 -- 439 487
1996 < 5 -- 482 457
1995 < 5 -- 537 424
1994 < 5 -- 554 412
1993 < 5 -- 587 392
1992 < 5 -- 691 346
1991 < 5 -- 744 333
1990 < 5 -- 957 274
1989 5 13,481 973 260
1988 < 5 -- 1,041 233
1987 6 10,542 1,022 229
1986 7 9,044 1,058 225
1985 7 8,802 1,016 228
1984 < 5 -- 978 229
1983 5 11,125 976 228
1982 7 8,698 1,183 209
1981 9 7,080 1,161 214
1980 5 11,243 1,282 192
1979 7 8,488 1,251 194
1978 5 10,562 1,065 208
1977 < 5 -- 1,120 202
1976 < 5 -- 1,018 209
1975 < 5 -- 1,088 202
1974 < 5 -- 1,237 182
1973 8 6,369 1,237 186
1972 10 5,277 1,587 164
1971 9 5,763 1,876 155
1970 6 7,510 2,197 149
1969 14 3,870 2,283 132
1968 13 3,891 2,453 123
1967 7 5,739 2,744 113
1966 7 5,528 2,845 110
1965 12 3,837 2,879 112
1964 10 4,499 3,156 109
1963 9 4,707 3,128 116
1962 6 6,207 3,022 121
1961 < 5 -- 2,822 129
1960 8 4,967 2,881 130
1959 6 5,909 2,814 129
1958 8 4,711 2,675 134
1957 < 5 -- 2,425 141
1956 < 5 -- 2,383 138
1955 < 5 -- 1,932 150
1954 < 5 -- 1,696 168
1953 < 5 -- 1,515 177
1952 < 5 -- 1,466 178
1951 < 5 -- 944 210
1950 < 5 -- 789 233
1949 < 5 -- 671 249
1948 < 5 -- 519 303
1947 < 5 -- 535 297
1946 < 5 -- 373 334
1945 < 5 -- 264 368
1944 < 5 -- 294 348
1943 < 5 -- 296 356
1942 < 5 -- 258 377
1941 < 5 -- 193 422
1940 < 5 -- 194 418
1939 < 5 -- 143 478
1938 < 5 -- 134 504
1937 < 5 -- 135 494
1936 < 5 -- 106 560
1935 < 5 -- 92 610
1934 < 5 -- 69 737
1933 < 5 -- 64 766
1932 < 5 -- 64 799
1931 < 5 -- 56 849
1930 < 5 -- 77 716
1929 < 5 -- 67 790
1928 < 5 -- 62 839
1927 < 5 -- 45 1,049
1926 < 5 -- 53 938
1925 < 5 -- 45 1,035
1924 < 5 -- 41 1,128
1923 < 5 -- 47 1,039
1922 < 5 -- 32 1,297
1921 < 5 -- 33 1,287
1920 < 5 -- 37 1,196
1919 < 5 -- 28 1,369
1918 < 5 -- 31 1,275
1917 < 5 -- 40 1,054
1916 < 5 -- 28 1,289
1915 < 5 -- 45 935
1914 < 5 -- 29 1,064
1913 < 5 -- 26 981
1912 < 5 -- 18 1,123
1911 < 5 -- 12 1,016
1910 < 5 -- 6 1,511
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- 6 1,304
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 5 1,343
1905 < 5 -- 6 1,170
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- 5 1,139
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 9 801
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- 7 913
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.