Is Curtis a boy or girl name?
Curtis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 249 boys were named Curtis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 262,636 US babies named Curtis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #927
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Curtis since 1880
- 262,636
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 5,603 babies
Boys and girls named Curtis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 695 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 928 | 19 | 2% |
| 1900s | 1,683 | 82 | 4.6% |
| 1910s | 8,911 | 203 | 2.2% |
| 1920s | 16,138 | 311 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 18,008 | 253 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 26,008 | 273 | 1% |
| 1950s | 46,321 | 327 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 47,243 | 311 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 28,812 | 237 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 29,906 | 256 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 19,206 | 45 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 9,649 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 5,321 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,485 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 249 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 257 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 301 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 317 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 361 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 393 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 438 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 431 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 508 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 541 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 525 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 585 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 625 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 623 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 652 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 767 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 809 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 953 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 915 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 960 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 950 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 907 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,024 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,124 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,240 | #265 | 5 | #15,581 |
| 1999 | 1,270 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,408 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,496 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,645 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,709 | #183 | 6 | #12,107 |
| 1994 | 1,869 | #170 | 5 | #13,914 |
| 1993 | 2,097 | #153 | 7 | #10,845 |
| 1992 | 2,321 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 2,590 | #126 | 10 | #8,100 |
| 1990 | 2,801 | #121 | 17 | #5,342 |
| 1989 | 2,964 | #111 | 20 | #4,545 |
| 1988 | 2,907 | #105 | 25 | #3,722 |
| 1987 | 2,909 | #100 | 31 | #3,041 |
| 1986 | 2,909 | #100 | 26 | #3,376 |
| 1985 | 2,943 | #98 | 27 | #3,263 |
| 1984 | 2,957 | #96 | 20 | #3,893 |
| 1983 | 2,847 | #100 | 26 | #3,170 |
| 1982 | 2,940 | #101 | 27 | #3,191 |
| 1981 | 3,198 | #94 | 28 | #3,083 |
| 1980 | 3,332 | #89 | 26 | #3,237 |
| 1979 | 3,201 | #91 | 26 | #3,168 |
| 1978 | 2,825 | #96 | 27 | #2,952 |
| 1977 | 2,606 | #100 | 31 | #2,676 |
| 1976 | 2,451 | #105 | 21 | #3,302 |
| 1975 | 2,327 | #113 | 15 | #4,190 |
| 1974 | 2,590 | #98 | 15 | #4,069 |
| 1973 | 2,691 | #98 | 18 | #3,511 |
| 1972 | 3,080 | #92 | 31 | #2,362 |
| 1971 | 3,426 | #89 | 24 | #2,881 |
| 1970 | 3,615 | #88 | 29 | #2,527 |
| 1969 | 3,674 | #81 | 29 | #2,409 |
| 1968 | 3,855 | #75 | 28 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 3,966 | #77 | 25 | #2,443 |
| 1966 | 4,242 | #75 | 19 | #2,860 |
| 1965 | 4,687 | #75 | 39 | #1,832 |
| 1964 | 5,065 | #75 | 27 | #2,360 |
| 1963 | 5,376 | #72 | 30 | #2,177 |
| 1962 | 5,570 | #73 | 33 | #2,037 |
| 1961 | 5,445 | #75 | 39 | #1,843 |
| 1960 | 5,363 | #79 | 42 | #1,747 |
| 1959 | 5,534 | #75 | 31 | #2,028 |
| 1958 | 5,260 | #82 | 43 | #1,634 |
| 1957 | 5,342 | #80 | 52 | #1,474 |
| 1956 | 5,157 | #80 | 33 | #1,875 |
| 1955 | 4,979 | #79 | 37 | #1,700 |
| 1954 | 4,596 | #84 | 34 | #1,777 |
| 1953 | 4,353 | #86 | 26 | #2,027 |
| 1952 | 4,175 | #86 | 20 | #2,340 |
| 1951 | 3,716 | #91 | 30 | #1,778 |
| 1950 | 3,209 | #97 | 21 | #2,135 |
| 1949 | 3,088 | #97 | 32 | #1,670 |
| 1948 | 3,091 | #101 | 22 | #2,081 |
| 1947 | 3,037 | #99 | 27 | #1,866 |
| 1946 | 2,724 | #99 | 20 | #2,102 |
| 1945 | 2,392 | #97 | 29 | #1,522 |
| 1944 | 2,465 | #97 | 35 | #1,367 |
| 1943 | 2,525 | #100 | 31 | #1,495 |
| 1942 | 2,419 | #98 | 28 | #1,563 |
| 1941 | 2,164 | #100 | 18 | #1,964 |
| 1940 | 2,103 | #97 | 31 | #1,356 |
| 1939 | 2,012 | #98 | 16 | #2,056 |
| 1938 | 2,002 | #101 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1937 | 1,790 | #109 | 25 | #1,504 |
| 1936 | 1,797 | #107 | 27 | #1,418 |
| 1935 | 1,753 | #108 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1934 | 1,844 | #103 | 25 | #1,488 |
| 1933 | 1,679 | #107 | 32 | #1,266 |
| 1932 | 1,775 | #103 | 32 | #1,299 |
| 1931 | 1,635 | #108 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1930 | 1,721 | #106 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1929 | 1,946 | #99 | 34 | #1,290 |
| 1928 | 1,920 | #101 | 38 | #1,240 |
| 1927 | 1,590 | #118 | 29 | #1,529 |
| 1926 | 1,626 | #112 | 27 | #1,594 |
| 1925 | 1,520 | #118 | 21 | #1,905 |
| 1924 | 1,529 | #117 | 38 | #1,304 |
| 1923 | 1,538 | #116 | 33 | #1,397 |
| 1922 | 1,547 | #113 | 24 | #1,741 |
| 1921 | 1,479 | #122 | 36 | #1,308 |
| 1920 | 1,443 | #120 | 31 | #1,447 |
| 1919 | 1,346 | #120 | 31 | #1,398 |
| 1918 | 1,335 | #123 | 39 | #1,206 |
| 1917 | 1,243 | #121 | 19 | #1,859 |
| 1916 | 1,174 | #120 | 22 | #1,636 |
| 1915 | 1,058 | #128 | 23 | #1,532 |
| 1914 | 915 | #120 | 16 | #1,674 |
| 1913 | 676 | #119 | 17 | #1,414 |
| 1912 | 566 | #121 | 15 | #1,431 |
| 1911 | 321 | #118 | 10 | #1,563 |
| 1910 | 277 | #114 | 11 | #1,443 |
| 1909 | 244 | #114 | 10 | #1,387 |
| 1908 | 203 | #123 | 10 | #1,374 |
| 1907 | 208 | #115 | 12 | #1,154 |
| 1906 | 177 | #121 | 5 | #2,018 |
| 1905 | 182 | #118 | 6 | #1,752 |
| 1904 | 144 | #139 | 5 | #1,949 |
| 1903 | 138 | #136 | 8 | #1,347 |
| 1902 | 129 | #145 | 11 | #1,084 |
| 1901 | 114 | #143 | 5 | #1,738 |
| 1900 | 144 | #147 | 10 | #1,247 |
| 1899 | 103 | #149 | 5 | #1,658 |
| 1898 | 128 | #139 | 6 | #1,545 |
| 1897 | 102 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 107 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 89 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 88 | #171 | 8 | #1,156 |
| 1893 | 80 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 83 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 62 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 86 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 67 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 89 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 61 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 72 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 70 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 73 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 53 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 70 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 72 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 68 | #186 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Curtis reached #72 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #1,084 in 1902. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Curtis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.