Curly vs Curtiss

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

Name A

Curly

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Name B

Curtiss

Boy name · Rank #12348

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Metric Curly Curtiss
Current Rank Unranked #12348
Total Births (all years) 230 5,074
Peak Year 1957 1959
Peak Year Births 11 126
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Curly Curtiss
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 16
1910ss 38 236
1920ss 35 475
1930ss 43 586
1940ss 47 781
1950ss 36 947
1960ss 20 792
1970ss 11 463
1980ss — 379
1990ss — 232
2000ss — 94
2010ss — 57
2020ss — 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curly Curtiss
2014 — 11
2017 — 5
2019 — 6
2020 — 5
2024 — 5

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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