Curtis Name Popularity

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How popular is Curtis?

Ranking 616th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Curtis is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #72 in 1963.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1962 with 5,572 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Curtis was 53 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Curtis occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1893-1896, 1906-1918, 1925-1928, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 1948-1955, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1972-1975.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Curtis be?

Curtis's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Curtis for their newborn has dropped.

The name Curtis still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Curtis has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Curtis (Girl)		Curtis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	435	616
2017		< 5	--	430	611
2016		< 5	--	506	563
2015		< 5	--	541	527
2014		< 5	--	525	530
2013		< 5	--	584	476
2012		< 5	--	624	442
2011		< 5	--	623	438
2010		< 5	--	650	425
2009		< 5	--	767	391
2008		< 5	--	808	380
2007		< 5	--	952	335
2006		< 5	--	915	339
2005		< 5	--	959	327
2004		< 5	--	950	322
2003		< 5	--	906	326
2002		< 5	--	1,024	291
2001		< 5	--	1,124	273
2000		5	15,580	1,240	265
1999		< 5	--	1,270	248
1998		< 5	--	1,408	226
1997		< 5	--	1,496	208
1996		< 5	--	1,643	191
1995		6	12,106	1,709	183
1994		5	13,911	1,868	170
1993		7	10,844	2,097	153
1992		< 5	--	2,321	142
1991		10	8,098	2,590	126
1990		17	5,341	2,800	121
1989		20	4,545	2,964	111
1988		25	3,721	2,907	105
1987		31	3,041	2,909	100
1986		26	3,376	2,908	100
1985		27	3,262	2,942	98
1984		20	3,893	2,955	96
1983		25	3,259	2,848	99
1982		28	3,104	2,939	101
1981		28	3,080	3,195	94
1980		26	3,236	3,332	89
1979		26	3,167	3,202	91
1978		27	2,951	2,826	96
1977		31	2,676	2,606	100
1976		21	3,301	2,452	106
1975		15	4,188	2,330	113
1974		15	4,067	2,590	98
1973		18	3,511	2,692	98
1972		31	2,362	3,078	92
1971		24	2,880	3,429	88
1970		29	2,527	3,614	88
1969		29	2,410	3,679	81
1968		28	2,306	3,853	75
1967		25	2,441	3,967	77
1966		19	2,858	4,244	75
1965		39	1,832	4,689	75
1964		27	2,360	5,065	74
1963		30	2,178	5,370	72
1962		33	2,037	5,572	73
1961		39	1,844	5,440	75
1960		42	1,748	5,367	79
1959		31	2,027	5,521	75
1958		43	1,634	5,261	82
1957		52	1,473	5,337	80
1956		33	1,876	5,159	80
1955		37	1,700	4,977	79
1954		34	1,779	4,596	84
1953		26	2,028	4,354	86
1952		20	2,341	4,174	86
1951		30	1,778	3,715	91
1950		21	2,134	3,209	97
1949		32	1,670	3,088	97
1948		22	2,082	3,090	101
1947		27	1,867	3,038	99
1946		20	2,102	2,720	99
1945		29	1,522	2,393	97
1944		35	1,366	2,464	97
1943		31	1,496	2,526	100
1942		28	1,564	2,418	98
1941		18	1,962	2,164	100
1940		31	1,356	2,103	97
1939		16	2,056	2,011	98
1938		17	1,961	2,003	101
1937		25	1,504	1,792	109
1936		27	1,419	1,796	107
1935		26	1,457	1,751	108
1934		25	1,489	1,844	103
1933		32	1,266	1,679	107
1932		32	1,299	1,774	103
1931		16	2,037	1,635	108
1930		37	1,236	1,723	106
1929		34	1,291	1,945	99
1928		38	1,240	1,920	101
1927		29	1,529	1,588	118
1926		27	1,595	1,627	112
1925		21	1,905	1,520	118
1924		38	1,304	1,529	117
1923		33	1,397	1,538	116
1922		24	1,741	1,547	113
1921		36	1,307	1,479	122
1920		31	1,447	1,443	120
1919		31	1,398	1,346	120
1918		39	1,206	1,335	123
1917		19	1,859	1,243	121
1916		22	1,636	1,174	120
1915		23	1,532	1,058	128
1914		16	1,674	915	120
1913		17	1,414	676	119
1912		15	1,431	566	121
1911		10	1,563	321	118
1910		11	1,443	277	114
1909		10	1,387	244	114
1908		10	1,374	203	123
1907		12	1,154	208	115
1906		5	2,018	177	121
1905		6	1,752	182	118
1904		5	1,949	144	139
1903		8	1,347	138	136
1902		11	1,084	129	145
1901		5	1,738	114	143
1900		10	1,247	144	147
1899		5	1,658	103	149
1898		6	1,545	128	139
1897		< 5	--	102	154
1896		< 5	--	107	155
1895		< 5	--	89	179
1894		8	1,156	88	171
1893		< 5	--	80	182
1892		< 5	--	83	188
1891		< 5	--	62	201
1890		< 5	--	86	164
1889		< 5	--	67	195
1888		< 5	--	89	169
1887		< 5	--	61	196
1886		< 5	--	72	189
1885		< 5	--	70	187
1884		< 5	--	73	187
1883		< 5	--	53	206
1882		< 5	--	70	188
1881		< 5	--	72	168
1880		< 5	--	68	186

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.