How Many People Are Named Curtis?
people named Curtis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,950 people in the US has this name
Based on 262,876 babies named Curtis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,602 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which originally meant "courteous" in Old French.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Curtis in English. Counting Curtis and these spellings together, about 191,739 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Curtis, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Curtis alive today is about 52 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Curtis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1962, to 5,602 babies. In 2025, 232 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Curtis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #72, in 1963, and it was in the top 100 in 46 years between 1929 and 1987. In 2025 it ranked #985.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #985 |
| Best rank | #72 (1963) |
| Years in the top 100 | 46 (1929 to 1987) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #79 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Curtis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Curtis were born in California than in any other state: about 13,501 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Curtis was given 2.4 times as often in Mississippi, 2.1 times in North Dakota and 1.9 times in Alabama.
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