Kirt
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KURT
- Origin
- Germanic
Kirt is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold counsel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kirt mean?
Germanic: spelling of Kurt, short for Konrad
“bold counsel”
A spelling of Kurt, the German short form of Konrad.
Is Kirt a girl's or a boy's name?
Kirt is a boys' name.
How popular is Kirt in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1962, with 179 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.
Half of all the boys named Kirt in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kirt in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,853 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,361 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,272 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,221 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,240 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,000 |
| 1974 | 75 | #942 |
| 1973 | 89 | #842 |
| 1972 | 110 | #757 |
| 1971 | 98 | #816 |
| 1970 | 123 | #742 |
| 1969 | 129 | #696 |
| 1968 | 143 | #634 |
| 1967 | 155 | #600 |
| 1966 | 136 | #634 |
| 1965 | 144 | #631 |
| 1964 | 140 | #655 |
| 1963 | 139 | #661 |
| 1962 | 179 | #583 |
| 1961 | 102 | #761 |
| 1960 | 110 | #732 |
| 1959 | 97 | #775 |
| 1958 | 86 | #806 |
| 1957 | 123 | #688 |
| 1956 | 73 | #873 |
| 1955 | 60 | #970 |
| 1954 | 63 | #932 |
| 1953 | 62 | #907 |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,135 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,582 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,429 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,645 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,402 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,008 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
Names like Kirt
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Scott Kurt Jeffrey Mark Robert Kevin Keith Jay Robin Kent Michael Ricky
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kirt: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kirt, updated 20 October 2026.