Boys' name · since 1961
Kirtus
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Kirtus, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 46
- total births
- 1961–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Kirtus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 46 recorded since 1961.
Kirtus has 46 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1994.
- 46 total births
- 1961–1994 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirtus's 46 recorded births place it above 50% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirtus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kirtus's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kirtus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1994
- Peak year (1972)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kirtus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kirtus's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kirtus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Kirtus's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirtus: Baby Name Since 1961 - 46 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirtus. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kirtus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.