How Many People Are Named Kurtis?
An estimated 16,845 people in the United States have the first name Kurtis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Kurtis peaked in popularity in 1989 with 624 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kurtis 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 Kurtis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,845
About 1 in 20,348 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1989
624 births
Total Registered
18,114
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kurtis
Kurtis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 18,114 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Kurtis as a male name
Ranked #3,843 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (624 births)
Kurtis as a female name
Ranked #10,184 in 1986
6 female births in 1986
Peak: 1979 (7 births)
Kurtis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kurtis span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,873 babies were registered. Kurtis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kurtis by Decade
How has Kurtis 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.
Kurtis by State
Birth registrations for Kurtis span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 305 Kurtiss were registered per state.
Kurtis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kurtis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kurtis
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kurtis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kurtis?
We estimate approximately 16,845 people named Kurtis 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 20,348 Americans share this first name.
Is Kurtis a common name?
Kurtis is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,114 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kurtis most popular?
Kurtis reached peak popularity in 1989, when 624 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kurtis is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kurtis a male name?
Kurtis is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kurtis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kurtis Smith, Kurtis Johnson, Kurtis 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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