How Many People Are Named Kirt?
An estimated 3,096 people in the United States have the first name Kirt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Kirt peaked in popularity in 1962 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kirt 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 Kirt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,096
About 1 in 110,709 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1962
179 births
Total Registered
3,615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kirt
Kirt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,615 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kirt as a male name
Ranked #11,909 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 1962 (179 births)
Kirt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kirt span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,377 babies were registered. Kirt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kirt by Decade
How has Kirt 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.
Kirt by State
Birth registrations for Kirt span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, New Mexico. On average, about 68 Kirts were registered per state.
Kirt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kirt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kirt
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kirt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kirt?
We estimate approximately 3,096 people named Kirt 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 110,709 Americans share this first name.
Is Kirt a common name?
Kirt is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kirt most popular?
Kirt reached peak popularity in 1962, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kirt is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kirt a male name?
Kirt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kirt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kirt Smith, Kirt Johnson, Kirt 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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