Boys' name · since 1927
Curtice
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Curtice, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
32 boys have been named Curtice since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Curtice has 32 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1981.
- #25,342 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curtice ranks #25,342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #25,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Curtice's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Curtice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Curtice's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Curtice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1981
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Curtice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).
1950s was Curtice's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Curtice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Curtice's data
- Curtice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Curtice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Curtice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.