Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Curt name popularity since 1925
16,291 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Curt. Half of them were born in 1965 or earlier, so the typical Curt is about 61 years old in 2026. Curt peaked in 1960 as the #292 name for boys, and fewer than 5 boys got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,291
- Named Curt, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 boys named Curt in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 16,291 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 3.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Curt made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Curt births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Curt both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1955 and 1960, Curt became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 7,080 baby boys to 1 in 2,960.
- Steepest fall: Between 1972 and 1977, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 4,270 to 1 in 7,540.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Curt's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Curt.
Decade by decade
Babies named Curt in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 106 | – |
| 1930s | 312 | #1,170 |
| 1940s | 839 | #678 |
| 1950s | 3,513 | #430 |
| 1960s | 5,981 | #317 |
| 1970s | 2,960 | #528 |
| 1980s | 1,578 | #707 |
| 1990s | 578 | #1,529 |
| 2000s | 262 | #3,466 |
| 2010s | 114 | #8,917 |
| 2020–25 | 48 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
45.0% of babies named Curt from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Curt is most popular
The index compares Curt's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Curt.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 3.25× | 527 |
| Wisconsin | 3.25× | 817 |
| Minnesota | 2.33× | 543 |
| Michigan | 2.20× | 1,073 |
| Illinois | 2.12× | 1,316 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Curt and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Curt (this page) | 16,291 | 1960 |
| Kurt | 85,367 | 1966 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Curt's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Curt.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Curt (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data