Masculine dossier · first seen 1896

Curtiss

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Curtiss
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

126

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1896Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

96%

2024

All-time

5,074

Curtiss has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 126 boys were named Curtiss.

In 2024, only 5 boys were given the name.

Down 96% from its peak.

All told, about 5,074 Americans have been named Curtiss and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1896.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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