Recorded 1974–2000 Girls' name Peak 1996 303 births

Curtisha — girls' name

303 babies named Curtisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s1071990s1492000s12
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Curtisha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

21 babies were named Curtisha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Curtisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Curtisha between 1974 and 2000, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Curtisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curtisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Curtisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Curtisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curtisha 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 303 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.

Curtisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

303

Since 1974

27 years of records

Peak year

1996

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1974

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2000

Curtisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1974

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
21
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 2000199619921988198419791974 7

Curtisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
149 births that decade — 49% of Curtisha's all-time total
1970s351980s1071990s1492000s12

Curtisha by state

Where Curtisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Curtisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
15 5.0%
Florida share of Curtisha's total US births 5.0%

15 of 303 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curtisha?
303 babies have been named Curtisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 21 births.
When was Curtisha most popular?
Curtisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Curtisha most popular?
The top states for the name Curtisha are Florida (15 births).
How long has the name Curtisha been used?
Curtisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 27 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Curtisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curley, Curlie, Curry, 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, 1974–2000 (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.