Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Curtis

#147 most common boys' name of all time · #307 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#147
Rank overall
#307 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
262,876
Since 2016
3,488
Peak year
1962 #73
Best rank
#72 1963
Girls Boys peak 5,602/yr
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Curtis is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 232 232 #985
2024 — 249 249 #930
2023 — 257 257 #905
2022 — 302 302 #820
2021 — 317 317 #780
2020 — 361 361 #702
2019 — 393 393 #669
2018 — 438 438 #615
2017 — 431 431 #612
2016 — 508 508 #563
2015 — 542 542 #528
2014 — 525 525 #531
2013 — 585 585 #476
2012 — 625 625 #442
2011 — 624 624 #437
2010 — 652 652 #424
2009 — 767 767 #391
2008 — 809 809 #380
2007 — 953 953 #335
2006 — 916 916 #339
2005 — 960 960 #327
2004 — 950 950 #322
2003 — 907 907 #326
2002 — 1,024 1,024 #291
2001 — 1,124 1,124 #273
2000 5 1,240 1,245 #265
1999 — 1,270 1,270 #249
1998 — 1,408 1,408 #226
1997 — 1,496 1,496 #208
1996 — 1,645 1,645 #191
1995 6 1,709 1,715 #183
1994 5 1,869 1,874 #170
1993 7 2,097 2,104 #153
1992 — 2,321 2,321 #142
1991 10 2,590 2,600 #126
1990 17 2,800 2,817 #121
1989 20 2,965 2,985 #111
1988 25 2,907 2,932 #105
1987 31 2,909 2,940 #100
1986 26 2,910 2,936 #100
1985 27 2,943 2,970 #98
1984 20 2,959 2,979 #96
1983 26 2,847 2,873 #100
1982 27 2,940 2,967 #101
1981 28 3,198 3,226 #94
1980 26 3,332 3,358 #89
1979 26 3,200 3,226 #91
1978 27 2,825 2,852 #96
1977 31 2,605 2,636 #100
1976 21 2,451 2,472 #105
1975 15 2,327 2,342 #113
1974 15 2,589 2,604 #98
1973 18 2,690 2,708 #98
1972 31 3,080 3,111 #92
1971 24 3,426 3,450 #88
1970 29 3,615 3,644 #88
1969 29 3,675 3,704 #81
1968 28 3,855 3,883 #75
1967 25 3,966 3,991 #77
1966 19 4,242 4,261 #75
1965 39 4,687 4,726 #75
1964 27 5,064 5,091 #75
1963 30 5,376 5,406 #72
1962 33 5,569 5,602 #73
1961 39 5,447 5,486 #75
1960 42 5,363 5,405 #79
1959 31 5,536 5,567 #75
1958 43 5,261 5,304 #82
1957 52 5,342 5,394 #80
1956 33 5,157 5,190 #80
1955 37 4,981 5,018 #79
1954 34 4,594 4,628 #84
1953 26 4,353 4,379 #86
1952 20 4,175 4,195 #86
1951 30 3,716 3,746 #91
1950 21 3,209 3,230 #97
1949 32 3,088 3,120 #97
1948 22 3,091 3,113 #101
1947 27 3,037 3,064 #99
1946 20 2,723 2,743 #99
1945 29 2,393 2,422 #97
1944 35 2,465 2,500 #97
1943 31 2,525 2,556 #100
1942 28 2,420 2,448 #98
1941 18 2,164 2,182 #100
1940 31 2,103 2,134 #97
1939 16 2,012 2,028 #98
1938 17 2,002 2,019 #101
1937 25 1,790 1,815 #109
1936 27 1,797 1,824 #107
1935 26 1,753 1,779 #108
1934 25 1,844 1,869 #103
1933 32 1,679 1,711 #107
1932 32 1,775 1,807 #103
1931 16 1,635 1,651 #108
1930 37 1,721 1,758 #106
1929 34 1,946 1,980 #99
1928 38 1,920 1,958 #101
1927 29 1,590 1,619 #118
1926 27 1,626 1,653 #113
1925 21 1,520 1,541 #118
1924 38 1,529 1,567 #117
1923 33 1,538 1,571 #116
1922 24 1,547 1,571 #113
1921 36 1,479 1,515 #122
1920 31 1,443 1,474 #120
1919 31 1,346 1,377 #120
1918 39 1,335 1,374 #123
1917 19 1,243 1,262 #121
1916 22 1,174 1,196 #120
1915 23 1,058 1,081 #128
1914 16 915 931 #120
1913 17 676 693 #119
1912 15 566 581 #121
1911 10 321 331 #118
1910 11 277 288 #114
1909 10 244 254 #114
1908 10 203 213 #123
1907 12 208 220 #116
1906 5 177 182 #121
1905 6 182 188 #118
1904 5 144 149 #141
1903 8 138 146 #138
1902 11 129 140 #145
1901 5 114 119 #144
1900 10 144 154 #147
1899 5 103 108 #149
1898 6 128 134 #139
1897 — 102 102 #155
1896 — 107 107 #155
1895 — 89 89 #179
1894 8 88 96 #171
1893 — 80 80 #182
1892 — 83 83 #188
1891 — 62 62 #201
1890 — 86 86 #165
1889 — 67 67 #196
1888 — 89 89 #169
1887 — 61 61 #196
1886 — 72 72 #189
1885 — 70 70 #188
1884 — 73 73 #189
1883 — 53 53 #206
1882 — 70 70 #188
1881 — 72 72 #170
1880 — 68 68 #186