Kort

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning short; a form of Curt.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kort by the numbers

Kort was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Curt

Like Kort, each of these traces back to Curt: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Curtcourteous; a form of Curtis or Kurt11 in the US (2017)
  • Kirtchurch; a form of Kurt or Curt3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kort. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kurtcourteous or bold, from kort; a form of Curtis93 in the US (2017)
  • Korya form of Corey or Cory; maiden74 in the US (2017)
  • Kolt151 in the US (2017)
  • Kord9 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kort

Names that are said the same way as Kort, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Cortshort; a form of Curtis20 in the US (2017)
  • Courtfrom the courtyard or royal court6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kort

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