The baby name Kunz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced German: /kʊnts/; English approximations: /kʌnz/ or /kʊnz/.
Kunz is German in Origin.
The baby name Kunz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced German: /kʊnts/; English approximations: /kʌnz/ or /kʊnz/.
Kunz is German in Origin.
Kunz is a medieval German short form of Konrad, from Old High German elements kuoni 'bold, brave' and rat 'counsel,' giving the sense 'brave counsel' or 'bold adviser.' Common in Alemannic and Franconian regions, it appears in Middle High German as Kunc/Kuntz/Kunze, with dialectal umlaut spellings such as Künz.
Attested from the 13th to 16th centuries, Kunz was borne by figures like Kunz von der Rosen, a courtier to Emperor Maximilian I, and the Nuremberg armorer Kunz Lochner. As naming fashions shifted, it largely fossilized as a hereditary surname across German-speaking Europe and among Ashkenazic Jews, while remaining rare as a given name today (occasional in Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria). Variants include Kuntz, Kunze, Künz, and Swiss Künzli; related forms are Konrad/Conrad, the hypocoristic Kurt, Dutch Coenraad, Italian Corrado, and Hungarian Konrád.
Kunz is a rare find. Our records hold just 32 recorded uses, spread over 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Kunz is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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