Curtis Conway
There are approximately 28 people named Curtis Conway living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Curtis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Conway. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
28
1 in 12,241,226
Named Curtis
185K
Alive today
Named Conway
51K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 185K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 54
Estimated bearers: 51K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #779
Per 100K: 15.02
Top ancestry: White (81.8%)
First name trend
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.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Conway surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Conway, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.8%.
- White81.8%
- Black or African American12.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Curtis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0540% of the US population, based on 185,094 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Conway appears at a rate of 15.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0150%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 28 people with the full name Curtis Conway. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Curtis
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FAQ
Curtis Conway: questions and answers
How many people are named Curtis Conway?
We estimate approximately 28 people in the United States share the full name Curtis Conway. That works out to about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0540%) with the surname frequency (15.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Curtis Conway?
We classify Curtis Conway as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Curtis a male or female name?
Curtis is predominantly male. Out of 262,636 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Curtis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.