Curley vs Curtis

Side-by-side comparison of Curley and Curtis — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Curley

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Name B

Curtis

Boy name · Rank #927

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Metric Curley Curtis
Current Rank Unranked #927
Total Births (all years) 2,590 260,314
Peak Year 1944 1962
Peak Year Births 68 5,570
Peak Decade 1940ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Curley Curtis
1880ss 19 695
1890ss 47 928
1900ss 108 1,683
1910ss 295 8,911
1920ss 345 16,138
1930ss 372 18,008
1940ss 457 26,008
1950ss 403 46,321
1960ss 240 47,243
1970ss 157 28,812
1980ss 102 29,906
1990ss 35 19,206
2000ss 10 9,649
2010ss — 5,321
2020ss — 1,485

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curley Curtis
2014 — 525
2015 — 541
2016 — 508
2017 — 431
2018 — 438
2019 — 393
2020 — 361
2021 — 317
2022 — 301
2023 — 257
2024 — 249

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2003.

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