Curtis Boy
How popular is Curtis?
#984 boy name in 2025
232 baby boys were named Curtis in the US in 2025, making it the 984th most popular boy name.
Curtis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #984 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 232 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #527 in 2015, #702 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1962 (5,569 boys) |
| Highest rank | #72 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Curtis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Curtis family of names ranked #812 for boys in 2025, with 279 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis | 232 | 83% |
| Kurtis | 47 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Curtis is most popular
Babies named Curtis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.3 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Ohio: 0.3 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (47 boys)
Curtis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 695 | #168 |
| 1890s | 928 | #139 |
| 1900s | 1,683 | #114 |
| 1910s | 8,911 | #114 |
| 1920s | 16,138 | #99 |
| 1930s | 18,008 | #98 |
| 1940s | 26,009 | #97 |
| 1950s | 46,324 | #75 |
| 1960s | 47,244 | #72 |
| 1970s | 28,808 | #88 |
| 1980s | 29,910 | #89 |
| 1990s | 19,205 | #121 |
| 2000s | 9,650 | #265 |
| 2010s | 5,323 | #424 |
| 2020s | 1,718 | #702 |
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Questions
- Is Curtis a boy or girl name?
- Curtis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Curtis were boys.
- How popular is the name Curtis?
- 232 baby boys were named Curtis in the US in 2025, making it the 984th most popular boy name.
- When was Curtis most popular?
- Curtis peaked in 1962, when 5,569 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #72 in 1963.
- How many people are named Curtis?
- 262,876 babies have been named Curtis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 177,965 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
- Where is Curtis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Curtis was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.