Kurt

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kurt: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kurt: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #56 in 1960, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
125times a registrar ranked it
80years from first to last
#56highest recorded position
27groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Kurt's record

Ranked every year since 1945, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#236
1997	#237
1998	#256
1999	#283
2000	#339
2001	#352
2002	#296
2003	#388
2004	#443
2005	#766
2006	#653
2007	#848
2008	#681
2009	#1175
2010	#1241
2011	#1522
2012	#1270
2013	#1044
2014	#1223
2015	#1279
2016	#1234
2017	#1470
2018	#1382
2019	#3411
2020	#1935
2021	#3017
2022	#2529
2023	#1906
2024	#2671

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 55 of the 65 years from 1945 to 2009.

In 2021: #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3017 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1945–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #134 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2009
Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Kurt appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 55 years beginning in 1945, and has registered 3,574 births with the name.

Kurt across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Kurt's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#134 (1945)	#56 (1960)	#519 (2009)	55 of 65	3,574 (1945–2009)	153 (1960)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#330 (1982)	#242 (1998)	#755 (2021)	17 of 40	74 (1982–2021)	7 (2005)
England and Wales · Boys	#236 (1996)	#236 (1996)	#2671 (2024)	29 of 29	1,228 (1996–2024)	128 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#92 (1979)	#74 (1990)	#99 (1996)	13 of 18	1,238 (1979–1996)	119 (1990)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#248 (1997)	#243 (2002)	#311 (2011)	3 of 15	12 (1997–2011)	4 (1997)
New Zealand · Boys	#100 (1984)	#68 (1987)	#96 (1992)	8 of 9	515 (1984–1992)	77 (1987)

Kurt by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kurt in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	186	5 of 10	37
1950s	1,078	10 of 10	108
1960sbusiest	1,317	10 of 10	132
1970s	720	10 of 10	72
1980s	218	10 of 10	22
1990s	40	7 of 10	6
2000s	15	3 of 10	5

Across Norway · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade, averaging 132 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1950 and 1951, when recorded births rose by 49, from 43 to 92.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Kurt appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #56 in Norway in 1960.

Kurt's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1906	12	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2529	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1382	18	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1470	17	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1234	22	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1279	20	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1223	21	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1044	26	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1270	20	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1522	15	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1241	20	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1175	21	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#681	44	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#848	31	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#653	42	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#766	32	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#443	61	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#388	68	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#296	93	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#352	70	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#339	74	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#283	96	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#256	113	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#237	126	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#236	128	High	Verified
1996	New South Wales, Australia	male	#99	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	male	#85	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	male	#89	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	male	#82	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	male	#84	102	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	119	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	male	#89	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	male	#76	101	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New South Wales, Australia	male	#92	81	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New Zealand	male	#96	57	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	male	#81	69	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	male	#81	72	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	male	#70	77	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	male	#96	55	High	Verified
1987	New Zealand	male	#68	77	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	male	#90	57	High	Verified
1984	New Zealand	male	#100	51	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#311	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#248	4	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#519	5	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#557	4	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#460	6	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#562	4	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#570	4	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#519	5	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#483	6	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#469	7	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#465	7	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#495	7	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#462	8	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#295	16	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#265	19	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#354	13	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#249	23	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#252	21	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#254	21	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#204	31	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#190	34	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#197	32	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#177	40	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#163	41	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#181	36	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#138	53	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#127	65	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#106	83	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#103	82	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#92	99	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#76	118	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#81	103	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#71	128	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#65	134	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#72	119	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#67	133	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#67	128	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#61	143	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#61	130	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#66	124	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#64	125	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#56	153	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#58	135	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#63	129	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#71	115	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#76	112	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#73	112	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#71	114	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#74	109	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#67	117	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#78	92	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#126	43	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#123	42	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#135	39	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#161	31	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#144	37	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#134	37	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#343	7	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#313	6	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	5	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#295	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	5	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1945 and 2024, ranked in 80 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #56, first reached in 1960.

It held a top-100 place in 36 years, 22 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 153 births, registered in Norway in 1960.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1979, and 52 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kulsum · #1805, 23y
Kulthum · #3936, 12y
Kurtis · #116, 31y
Kush · #829, 30y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Elena · #56, 77y
Ali · #57, 80y
Iris · #61, 81y
Lillian · #40, 81y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Elena · #56, 77y
Ina · #56, 76y
Trygve · #56, 81y
Ali · #57, 80y

Kurt was ranked #56 in Norway · Boys in 1960. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kurt and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kurt without appearing here.

Kurt moved ahead of

Grant Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2529 and #4001.
Brett Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2529 and #3449.
Ross Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2529 and #1366 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1906 and #2160.
Brendan Compare
In 1988 they stood at #96 and #84 in New Zealand · Boys; by 1989 that had become #70 and #95.

Moved ahead of Kurt

Darragh Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1382 and #1991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #974.
Derek Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1382 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #1655.
Murray Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1906 and #2007 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #1282.
Leif Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1382 and #1455 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #2104.

Moved the opposite way to Kurt

Andreas Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 while Andreas went from #140 to #12.
Christian Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 while Christian went from #161 to #42.
Daniel Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 while Daniel went from #280 to #8.
David Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 while David went from #167 to #53.

Moved the same way as Kurt

Arild Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 and Arild from #32 to #478.
Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 and Arne from #6 to #178.
Arthur Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 and Arthur from #153 to #247.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1945 and 2009 in Norway · Boys, Kurt went from #134 to #519 and Bjørn from #3 to #128.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #56 in Norway in 1960. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kurt

Kurt at a glance

What stands out in Kurt's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kurt across 6 official records

Kurt by decade in Norway · Boys

Kurt appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1940s

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Kurt and the names beside it

Kurt moved ahead of

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Kurt at a glance

What stands out in Kurt's record

Kurt across 6 official records

Kurt by decade in Norway · Boys

Kurt appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Kurt

Kurt and the names beside it

Kurt moved ahead of

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