Kurt is a boy's name of German origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 71 boys in the United States.
Kurt belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Kurt first appears in Social Security records in 1894. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #109 in 1964, and in 2024 71 babies received the name — 85,802 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Kurt is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its German origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Kurt is a boy name. In 2024, 71 babies received the name in the US.
Kurt comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Kurt first appears in US records in 1894. Its best-ever ranking was #109 in 1964, and 71 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kurt is pronounced /kɝt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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