Boys' name · since 1896
Curtiss
5,074 babies named Curtiss in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,074
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,074 boys have been named Curtiss since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Curtiss has 5,074 recorded births among boys since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2024.
- #1,763 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5,074 born since 1896
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curtiss ranks #1,763 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,074 born since 1896, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,074
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
Curtiss's 5,074 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Curtiss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Curtiss's full recorded timeline at 1962, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Curtiss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2024
- Peak year (1959)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Curtiss by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (947 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Curtiss's strongest decade.
947 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Curtiss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 236
1910s
236 births
- 1920s
1920s
475 births
- 1930s
1930s
586 births
- 1940s
1940s
781 births
- 1950s
1950s
947 births
- 1960s
1960s
792 births
- 1970s
1970s
463 births
- 1980s
1980s
379 births
- 1990s 232
1990s
232 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 947 births (19% of all-time use).
How Curtiss compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Curtiss's total volume
Curtiss by state
Where Curtiss concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 137 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 126 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 123 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 67 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 63 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 57 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 53 | 1.0% |
161 of 5,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Curtiss appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Curtiss's data
- Curtiss's decade-level peak was the 1950s (947 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Curtisss (161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Curtiss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1896–2024 (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 Curtiss 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.