Curtis vs Curtiss

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

Name A

Curtis

Boy name · Rank #930

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Name B

Curtiss

Boy name · Rank #12397

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Metric Curtis Curtiss
Current Rank #930 #12397
Total Births (all years) 260,554 5,074
Peak Year 1962 1959
Peak Year Births 5,569 126
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Curtis Curtiss
1880s 695 -
1890s 928 6
1900s 1,683 16
1910s 8,911 236
1920s 16,138 475
1930s 18,008 586
1940s 26,009 781
1950s 46,324 947
1960s 47,244 792
1970s 28,808 463
1980s 29,910 379
1990s 19,205 232
2000s 9,650 94
2010s 5,323 57
2020s 1,718 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curtis Curtiss
2014 525 11
2015 542 -
2016 508 -
2017 431 5
2018 438 -
2019 393 6
2020 361 5
2021 317 -
2022 302 -
2023 257 -
2024 249 5
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, 1880–2025.

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