How Many People Are Named Kurk?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Kurk. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Kurk peaked in popularity in 1961 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kurk 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 Kurk paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1961
13 births
Total Registered
213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kurk
Kurk is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 213 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kurk as a male name
Ranked #8,891 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1961 (13 births)
Kurk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kurk span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 95 babies were registered. Kurk has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kurk by Decade
How has Kurk 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.
Kurk by State
Kurk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kurk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kurk
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kurk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kurk?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Kurk 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 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Kurk a common name?
Kurk is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kurk most popular?
Kurk reached peak popularity in 1961, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kurk is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kurk a male name?
Kurk is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kurk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kurk Smith, Kurk Johnson, Kurk 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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