Recorded 1968–1984 Boys' name Peak 1970 28 births

Kurtus — boys' name

28 babies named Kurtus in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s121980s11
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kurtus was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kurtus in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kurtus

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Kurtus between 1968 and 1984, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kurtus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kurtus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kurtus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kurtus 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 28 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.

Kurtus at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

28

Since 1968

17 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1968

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1984

Kurtus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1968

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Kurtus by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 43% of Kurtus's all-time total
1960s51970s121980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kurtus?
28 babies have been named Kurtus since 1968. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Kurtus most popular?
Kurtus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Kurtus been used?
Kurtus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 17 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Kurtus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurt, Kurtis, Kurtiss, Kurk, 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, 1968–1984 (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.