Boys' name · since 1947
Kort
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Kort, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kort currently ranks #9025 among boys' names in America, with 536 babies recorded since 1947.
Kort has 536 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9025 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #7,570 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kort ranks #7,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 536 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kort's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Kort compares
536 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kort's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kort | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kort's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kort's full recorded timeline at 1998, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kort popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Kort by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Kort's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kort births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kort compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kort's total volume
Kort by state
Where Kort concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 536 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kort's data
- Kort's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Korts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kort: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1947–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kort 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 August 2026.