Curt
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Kurt.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Curt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,566 |
| 2000 | 3,474 |
| 2001 | 3,395 |
| 2002 | 3,326 |
| 2003 | 3,238 |
| 2004 | 3,158 |
| 2005 | 3,095 |
| 2006 | 3,020 |
| 2007 | 2,952 |
| 2008 | 2,883 |
| 2009 | 2,827 |
| 2010 | 2,766 |
| 2011 | 2,696 |
| 2012 | 2,647 |
| 2013 | 2,573 |
| 2014 | 2,497 |
| 2015 | 2,432 |
| 2016 | 2,373 |
| 2017 | 2,315 |
| 2018 | 2,246 |
| 2019 | 2,173 |
| 2020 | 2,098 |
Curt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Curt.Hi! My name is Curt.
- Curt bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Curt lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Curt kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Curt is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Curts mamma är lärare.Curt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Curts mamma is Curt's mum.
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How do you pronounce Curt in Swedish?
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What does the name Curt mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Kurt.
How popular is Curt in Sweden?
2 babies were named Curt in 2022. In 2020, 2,098 people in Sweden had Curt as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.