Recorded 1973–1994 Girls' name Peak 1973 30 births

Curtisa — girls' name

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

1970s131980s121990s5
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Curtisa was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Curtisa in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Curtisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Curtisa between 1973 and 1994, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Curtisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curtisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Curtisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curtisa 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 30 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.

Curtisa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

30

Since 1973

22 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1973

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1994

Curtisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1973

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19941983198119741973 7

Curtisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 43% of Curtisa's all-time total
1970s131980s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curtisa?
30 babies have been named Curtisa since 1973. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Curtisa most popular?
Curtisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Curtisa been used?
Curtisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 22 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Curtisa?
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.

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, 1973–1994 (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.