Curly vs Curtis

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

Name A

Curly

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Name B

Curtis

Boy name · Rank #930

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Metric Curly Curtis
Current Rank Unranked #930
Total Births (all years) 230 260,554
Peak Year 1957 1962
Peak Year Births 11 5,569
Peak Decade 1940s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Curly Curtis
1880s - 695
1890s - 928
1900s - 1,683
1910s 38 8,911
1920s 35 16,138
1930s 43 18,008
1940s 47 26,009
1950s 36 46,324
1960s 20 47,244
1970s 11 28,808
1980s - 29,910
1990s - 19,205
2000s - 9,650
2010s - 5,323
2020s - 1,718

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curly Curtis
2014 - 525
2015 - 542
2016 - 508
2017 - 431
2018 - 438
2019 - 393
2020 - 361
2021 - 317
2022 - 302
2023 - 257
2024 - 249
2025 - 232

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, 1913–1977.

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