Cutter
Cutter was the 2685th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1632nd with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 614 places. More babies were named Cutter in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,685 boys, up 600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,682babies recorded
Cutter popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,685 | 48 |
| 2020 | #3,285 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 54 |
| 2000 | #2,145 | 47 |
| 1990 | #5,058 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cutter, counting every spelling?
Cutter is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter | 48 | #2,685 | 206 |
| Kutter | 30 | #3,715 | 132 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cutter?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cutter (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cutter born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cutter.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cutter?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Cutter are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Cutter mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cutter by state
How common Cutter was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (11.4×), Texas (3.3×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Cutter
How popular is the name Cutter?
Cutter was the 2685th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1632nd with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 614 places. More babies were named Cutter in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cutter a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cutter in the US.
Where is Cutter most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cutter was most common in Oklahoma (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Kansas.