Recorded 1915–1962 Boys' name Peak 1929 62 births

Curties — boys' name

62 babies named Curties in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s231930s121940s111950s61960s5
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Curties was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Curties in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Curties

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Curties between 1915 and 1962, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Curties currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curties performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Curties shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curties in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 62 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Curties at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

62

Since 1915

48 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1915

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1962

Curties popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1915

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Curties by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 37% of Curties's all-time total
1910s51920s231930s121940s111950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curties?
62 babies have been named Curties since 1915. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Curties most popular?
Curties was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Curties been used?
Curties has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 48 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Curties?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curt, Curtiss, Curley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.