Boys' name · since 1952
Kurtiss
245 babies named Kurtiss in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kurtiss is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 245 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Kurtiss recorded 245 times among boys since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1991.
- #11,797 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 245 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kurtiss ranks #11,797 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kurtiss's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kurtiss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kurtiss's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kurtiss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1991
- Peak year (1968)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kurtiss by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (81 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Kurtiss's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kurtiss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 81 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Kurtiss's decade-level peak was the 1960s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kurtiss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1952–1991 (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 Kurtiss 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.