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Kurt

Boy's name · #2271 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Kurt reached #109 in 1964 and has faded to #2271 since. About 86,000 boys have carried it since 1894.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#687 in Austria (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #2,269 in Canada (2025) · #2,308 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,671 in France (2025) · #3,940 in Italy (2024) · #7,029 in Ecuador (2022) · #755 in Ireland (2021) · #604 in Poland (2016) · #686 in Scotland (2015) · #311 in N. Ireland (2011) and 5 more.

Famous Kurts

• Kurt Cobain — American rock musician, singer and songwriter (1967–1994)
• Kurt Vonnegut — American author (1922–2007)
• Kurt Gödel — Mathematician and philosopher (1906–1978)
• Kurt Waldheim — Austrian diplomat and politician (1918–2007)
• Kurt Georg Kiesinger — Chancellor of West Germany from 1966 to 1969 (1904–1988)
• Kurt Russell — American actor (born 1951)
• Kurt Angle — American wrestler (born 1968)
• Kurt von Schleicher — Chancellor of Germany from 1932 to 1933 (1882–1934)
• Kurt Zouma — French footballer (born 1994)
• Kurt Schuschnigg — Chancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938 (1897–1977)

In stories & tradition

• Kurt (Nightcrawler) — Marvel Comics superhero
• Kurt Wallander — Wallander (film series)
• Kurt Hummel — Fictional character from the Fox series Glee

What Kurts become

Among 6,018 notable people named Kurt:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kurt Rebmann, German jurist (1924–2005).

Similar names: Konrad · Clint · Curtis · Kent · Karl · Brent

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