Girls' name · since 1966

Curtina

69 babies named Curtina in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1966
1970s
peak decade

Curtina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1966.

Curtina has 69 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1990.

  • #31,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 69 born since 1966
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curtina ranks #31,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.

#31,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1966
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Curtina's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Curtina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Curtina's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Curtina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 19661972197319741975197619811982198619871990 6

Curtina by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 54% of the file).

1970s was Curtina's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Curtina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curtina?
Since 1966, Social Security records show 69 babies named Curtina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,238 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1990. Its busiest year on record was 1973, with 10 births.
Where does Curtina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curtina ranks #31,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Curtina most popular?
Curtina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Curtina been used?
Records for Curtina go back to 1966, giving 25 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Curtina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curley, Curlie, Curtisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Curtina's data

  • Curtina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Curtina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Curtina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–1990 (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 Curtina 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.