How Many People Are Named Curt?
An estimated 13,564 people in the United States have the first name Curt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Curt peaked in popularity in 1960 with 720 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Curt as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Curt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,564
About 1 in 25,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1960
720 births
Total Registered
16,679
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Curt
Curt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,679 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Curt as a male name
Ranked #9,137 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (720 births)
Curt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Curt span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,982 babies were registered. Curt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Curt by Decade
How has Curt tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Curt by State
Birth registrations for Curt span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Arkansas. On average, about 309 Curts were registered per state.
Curt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Curt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Curt
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Curt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Curt?
We estimate approximately 13,564 people named Curt are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Curt a common name?
Curt is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,679 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Curt most popular?
Curt reached peak popularity in 1960, when 720 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Curt is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Curt a male name?
Curt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Curt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Curt Smith, Curt Johnson, Curt Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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