Curtis vs Curley

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

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Curtis

Boy name · Rank #927

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Name B

Curley

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curtis Curley
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, 1880–2024.

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