Masculine dossier · first seen 1896

Curtiss

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1959

Peak era

1959

Peak births

126

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

Quick answers about Curtiss

An estimated 2,686 living Americans are named Curtiss.

Curtiss fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Curtiss is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 69 years old.

Not especially. Curtiss has been declining since its 1959 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1896Peak 19592025

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

5,074

Curtiss last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 5,074 American boys received the name.

Curtiss peaked in 1959, when 126 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 5,074 Americans named Curtiss since 1896.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1959

Living profile

2,994

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range46–71

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.