How Many People Are Named Kurtiss?
An estimated 216 people in the United States have the first name Kurtiss. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Kurtiss peaked in popularity in 1968 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kurtiss 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 Kurtiss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
216
About 1 in 1,586,826 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1968
12 births
Total Registered
245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kurtiss
Kurtiss is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 245 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kurtiss as a male name
Ranked #6,263 in 1991
8 male births in 1991
Peak: 1968 (12 births)
Kurtiss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kurtiss span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 81 babies were registered. Kurtiss has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kurtiss by Decade
How has Kurtiss 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.
Kurtiss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kurtiss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kurtiss
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kurtiss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kurtiss?
We estimate approximately 216 people named Kurtiss 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 1,586,826 Americans share this first name.
Is Kurtiss a common name?
Kurtiss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kurtiss most popular?
Kurtiss reached peak popularity in 1968, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kurtiss is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kurtiss a male name?
Kurtiss is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kurtiss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kurtiss Smith, Kurtiss Johnson, Kurtiss 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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