boy's name

Kirt

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,629

Kirt is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2008 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 179 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1919.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kirt over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

1,377
'10 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Kirt by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 6
1930s 20
1940s 136
1950s 675
1960s 1,377
1970s 774
1980s 398
1990s 173
2000s (to 2008) 56

How popular is Kirt?

In 2008, Kirt was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kirt is used

Canada #3,758 5 in 2024
England & Wales #6,989 3 in 2025
United States #11,684 6 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kirt

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kirt also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kirt over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kirt

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kirt — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kirt

How popular is the name Kirt?

In 2008, Kirt was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Kirt a girl's or a boy's name?

Kirt is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kirt?

Kirt has 1 syllable.

When was Kirt most popular?

Kirt peaked in 1962, when 179 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Kirt a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kirt currently ranks #3,758 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.