Recorded 1989–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 19 births

Kursty — girls' name

19 babies named Kursty in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s13
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Kursty was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kursty in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kursty

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Kursty between 1989 and 1991, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kursty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kursty performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kursty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kursty 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 19 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.

Kursty at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

19

Since 1989

3 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1989

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1991

Kursty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1989

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
456789 199119901989 6

Kursty by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 68% of Kursty's all-time total
1980s61990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kursty?
19 babies have been named Kursty since 1989. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Kursty most popular?
Kursty was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kursty been used?
Kursty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 3 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Kursty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurstin, Kursten, Kurt, Kurstyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–1991 (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.