Kurt
Meaning and origin
From Middle Low German Kurt, a contraction of Konrad. First recorded in Sweden as Curt in 1639.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kurt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kurt has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 23,385 |
| 2000 | 22,731 |
| 2001 | 22,102 |
| 2002 | 21,498 |
| 2003 | 20,870 |
| 2004 | 20,235 |
| 2005 | 19,613 |
| 2006 | 18,974 |
| 2007 | 18,393 |
| 2008 | 17,832 |
| 2009 | 17,286 |
| 2010 | 16,676 |
| 2011 | 16,097 |
| 2012 | 15,543 |
| 2013 | 14,954 |
| 2014 | 14,357 |
| 2015 | 13,777 |
| 2016 | 13,210 |
| 2017 | 12,562 |
| 2018 | 12,003 |
| 2019 | 11,443 |
| 2020 | 10,784 |
Kurt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kurt.Hi! My name is Kurt.
- Kurt bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Kurt lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Kurt har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Kurt has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Kurts mamma är lärare.Kurt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kurts mamma is Kurt's mum.
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Questions about Kurt
How do you pronounce Kurt in Swedish?
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What does the name Kurt mean?
From Middle Low German Kurt, a contraction of Konrad. First recorded in Sweden as Curt in 1639.
How popular is Kurt in Sweden?
10 babies were named Kurt in 2022. In 2020, 10,784 people in Sweden had Kurt as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.