Boy or Girl

Is Curtiss a boy or girl name?

Curtiss was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,074 US babies named Curtiss were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#12,666
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Curtiss since 1896
5,074
Most popular year
1959
126 babies
Babies named Curtiss each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Curtiss from 1896 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Curtiss, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s600%
1900s1600%
1910s23600%
1920s47500%
1930s58600%
1940s78100%
1950s94700%
1960s79200%
1970s46300%
1980s37900%
1990s23200%
2000s9400%
2010s5700%
2020s1000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20245#12,6660–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20205#12,4200–
20196#11,0550–
20180–0–
20175#12,6780–
20160–0–
20150–0–
201411#7,1580–
20138#8,9590–
20127#9,9160–
20116#11,1080–
201014#6,1020–
200913#6,5040–
200811#7,3010–
20070–0–
20066#10,9370–
20057#9,3110–
200410#7,0720–
200310#6,8250–
200213#5,4610–
200111#6,0980–
200013#5,3430–
199918#4,0130–
199818#3,8730–
199718#3,7680–
199621#3,3140–
199512#4,8520–
199426#2,7830–
199339#2,0590–
199216#3,7830–
199132#2,2400–
199032#2,2260–
198946#1,6860–
198840#1,7380–
198737#1,7640–
198632#1,8820–
198537#1,6780–
198434#1,6990–
198330#1,8330–
198250#1,3230–
198135#1,6670–
198038#1,5750–
197945#1,3940–
197841#1,4550–
197739#1,4780–
197634#1,5780–
197542#1,3460–
197435#1,4760–
197347#1,2050–
197247#1,1980–
197160#1,0520–
197073#9340–
196979#8630–
196859#9490–
196761#9260–
196658#9510–
196551#1,0330–
196477#8700–
1963111#7370–
196299#7690–
1961108#7400–
196089#8090–
1959126#6810–
195893#7710–
1957104#7360–
1956102#7280–
1955109#7000–
195481#8000–
195398#7250–
195275#8090–
195188#7400–
195071#8070–
194986#7420–
194886#7240–
194773#8100–
194679#7390–
194572#7210–
194472#7310–
194391#6740–
194282#7060–
194177#7020–
194063#7830–
193960#7850–
193861#7860–
193762#7810–
193653#8350–
193574#7030–
193453#8640–
193351#8710–
193263#8040–
193158#8280–
193051#9470–
192971#7560–
192851#9540–
192755#9320–
192641#1,1120–
192544#1,0460–
192440#1,1370–
192351#9630–
192244#1,0600–
192136#1,2060–
192042#1,0940–
191937#1,1460–
191835#1,1780–
191733#1,1810–
191638#1,0470–
191527#1,2730–
191421#1,3050–
191318#1,2190–
191214#1,2860–
19115#1,7970–
19108#1,2260–
190911#9060–
19080–0–
19075#1,3870–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18966#1,0070–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Curtiss reached #674 in 1943. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Curtiss

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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.