Recorded 1961–1994 Boys' name Peak 1972 46 births

Kirtus — boys' name

46 babies named Kirtus in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s211980s51990s10
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kirtus was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kirtus in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirtus

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Kirtus between 1961 and 1994, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kirtus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirtus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kirtus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirtus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kirtus at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

46

Since 1961

34 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1961

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1994

Kirtus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1961

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 199419921987197819771973197219661961 5

Kirtus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 46% of Kirtus's all-time total
1960s101970s211980s51990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirtus?
46 babies have been named Kirtus since 1961. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Kirtus most popular?
Kirtus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Kirtus been used?
Kirtus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 34 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Kirtus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirk, Kirby, Kirt, Kiran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.