US rank #3561 Boys' name Peak 2023 579 births

Kutter — #3561 US boys' name

579 babies named Kutter in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s602000s1652010s2322020s122
#3561
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kutter was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

34 babies were named Kutter in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kutter

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Kutter between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kutter currently holds the #3561 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kutter performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kutter shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 228 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Kutter in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kutter 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 579 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.

Kutter at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

579

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2023

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,561

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kutter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
34
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961990 5

Kutter by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
232 births that decade — 40% of Kutter's all-time total
1990s602000s1652010s2322020s122

Kutter by state

Where Kutter concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kutter
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
228 39.4%
#2 Oklahoma
46 7.9%
#3 Missouri
5 0.9%
Texas share of Kutter's total US births 39.4%
Even split

228 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kutter?
579 babies have been named Kutter since 1990. It currently ranks #3561 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 34 births.
When was Kutter most popular?
Kutter was most popular in the 2010s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kutter most popular?
The top states for the name Kutter are Texas (228 births), Oklahoma (46 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Kutter been used?
Kutter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kutter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kutler. 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, 1990–2024 (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.