Girls' name · since 1974
Curtisha
Curtisha has 303 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 303
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Curtisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 303 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Curtisha recorded 303 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2000.
- #15,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 303 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curtisha ranks #15,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 303
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Curtisha's 303 recorded births place it above 78.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Curtisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Curtisha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Curtisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2000
- Peak year (1996)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Curtisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (149 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Curtisha's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Curtisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 149 births (49% of all-time use).
Curtisha by state
Where Curtisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 5.0% |
15 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Curtisha's data
- Curtisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Curtishas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Curtisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1974–2000 (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 Curtisha 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.