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Kurt

“Variant of Konrad — Bold counselor” — Germanic origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 6,300 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 8,300 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Kurts

• Kurt Cobain — American rock musician (1967–1994)
• Kurt Vonnegut — American author (1922–2007)
• Kurt Gödel — Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906–1978)
• Kurt Waldheim — Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)
• Kurt Georg Kiesinger — Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969)

In stories & tradition

• Kurt (Nightcrawler) — Giant-Size X-Men #1 · Uncanny X-Men
• Kurt Wallander — Wallander · Wallander novels
• Kurt Hummel — Glee · Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

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 · Robbie · Curtis · Clint · Kent · Brent

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