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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 or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #236 to #3411.200020052010201520202025#236#3411
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#2440

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, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2009

    Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2009).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. 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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#26718HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#190612HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#25298HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#138218HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#147017HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#123422HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#127920HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#104426HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#127020HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#152215HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#124120HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#117521HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#68144HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#84831HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#65342HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#76632HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#44361HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#38868HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#29693HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#35270HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#33974HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#28396HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#256113HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#237126HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#236128HighVerified
1996New South Wales, Australiamale#9987InsufficientNot yet available
1995New South Wales, Australiamale#8598InsufficientNot yet available
1994New South Wales, Australiamale#8995InsufficientNot yet available
1993New South Wales, Australiamale#8894InsufficientNot yet available
1992New South Wales, Australiamale#82112InsufficientNot yet available
1991New South Wales, Australiamale#84102InsufficientNot yet available
1990New South Wales, Australiamale#74119InsufficientNot yet available
1989New South Wales, Australiamale#8885InsufficientNot yet available
1988New South Wales, Australiamale#8795InsufficientNot yet available
1987New South Wales, Australiamale#8989InsufficientNot yet available
1986New South Wales, Australiamale#9380InsufficientNot yet available
1980New South Wales, Australiamale#76101InsufficientNot yet available
1979New South Wales, Australiamale#9281InsufficientNot yet available
1992New Zealandmale#9657HighVerified
1991New Zealandmale#8169HighVerified
1990New Zealandmale#8172HighVerified
1989New Zealandmale#7077HighVerified
1988New Zealandmale#9655HighVerified
1987New Zealandmale#6877HighVerified
1986New Zealandmale#9057HighVerified
1984New Zealandmale#10051HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2484HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5195HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5574HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4606HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5624HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5704HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5195HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4836HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4697HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4657HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4957HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4628HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#29516HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#26519HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#35413HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#24923HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#25221HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#25421HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#20431HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#19034HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#19732HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#17740HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#16341HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#18136HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#13853HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#12765HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#10683HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#10382HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#9299HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#76118HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#81103HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#71128HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#65134HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#72119HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#67133HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#67128HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#61143HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#61130HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#66124HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#64125HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#56153HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#58135HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#63129HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#71115HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#76112HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#73112HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#71114HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#74109HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#67117HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#7892HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#12643HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#12342HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#13539HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#16131HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#14437HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#13437HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3437HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3136HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3175HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3035HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2955HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2675HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified

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

Where Kurt is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Kurt, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: highest position in 1960New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1979New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1980New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1986New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1987New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1988New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1989New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1990New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1991New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1992New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1993New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1994New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1995New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1996New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1990Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1984New Zealand: recorded in 1986New Zealand: recorded in 1987New Zealand: recorded in 1988New Zealand: recorded in 1989New Zealand: recorded in 1990New Zealand: recorded in 1991New Zealand: recorded in 1992New Zealand: highest position in 1987England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–200955#56 in 1960
New South Wales, Australia1979–199613#74 in 1990
Republic of Ireland1982–202117#242 in 1998
New Zealand1984–19928#68 in 1987
England and Wales1996–202530#236 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20113#243 in 2002

Its high point came 42 years earlier in Norway (1960) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

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What is known about Kurt

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #56 in Norway in 1960. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.