Kutter
Boy name · #3717 in 2025 · Uniqueness 63/100
Kutter ranks #3717 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 30 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4711, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 boys born in 2025 was named Kutter.
The 35-year story
Kutter first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 34 babies and a rank of #3416. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kutter per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kutter in class?
Kutter scores 63 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kutter is most common
State-level data for Kutter is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kutter
Statistically, parents drawn to Kutter tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Coulter, Jeter, Sutter, Kailer, and Khyler.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kutter | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3658 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3524 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3416 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5445 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4936 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4698 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5813 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4739 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4935 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3776 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4711 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4014 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3864 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3450 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3695 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4678 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4035 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4267 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4375 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4223 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7096 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5813 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5271 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5131 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4476 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kutter a popular boy name?
Kutter ranked #3717 among boys in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4711.
When was the name Kutter most popular?
Kutter peaked in 2023, when 34 American boys received the name (ranked #3416 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kutter?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American boys was named Kutter. It scores 63/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.