How Many People Are Named Curtis Martin?

There are approximately 420 people named Curtis Martin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 816,082 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Curtis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Martin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

420

1 in 816,082 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Curtis

Last Name

Martin

Curtis: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Curtis. The peak year was 1962 with 5,603 births. The average person named Curtis today is 54 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Curtis

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Curtis in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Curtis rose or fell over time.

White

65.20%

Black

26.85%

Hispanic

2.13%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.06%

Two or More Races

3.46%

Ancestry of the Martin Surname

The surname Martin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Martin in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

71.82%

Black

15.36%

Hispanic

6.74%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.10%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.92%

Two or More Races

4.06%

How we calculated this

The first name "Curtis" has an estimated frequency of 0.0540% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Martin" appears at a rate of 227.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Curtis are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 420 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Curtis

Curtis Smith Curtis Johnson Curtis Williams Curtis Brown Curtis Jones Curtis Garcia Curtis Stone

Other people with the surname Martin

Michael Martin James Martin John Martin David Martin Robert Martin William Martin Christopher Martin Joseph Martin

Curtis Martin: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Curtis Martin?

We estimate approximately 420 people named Curtis Martin are alive in the United States today. The first name Curtis is shared by 185,094 Americans, and the surname Martin is shared by 778,273.

How rare is the name Curtis Martin?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 816,082 Americans. The first name Curtis is common and the surname Martin is very common.

Is Curtis a male or female name?

Curtis is predominantly male, with 99.1% of bearers being male and 0.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1962 and the average bearer today is 54 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Curtis?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Curtis was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (26.85%) and Two or More Races (3.46%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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