Curley
Last seen for girls in 1964 at #6,009 · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #10,894
Given to boys 82.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 19 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,590since 1881
Curley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #10,349 | 5 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #5,823 | 8 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,925 | 10 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,536 | 19 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,070 | 13 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,910 | 14 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,417 | 18 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,288 | 19 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,345 | 32 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,595 | 24 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,655 | 23 |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,387 | 32 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #1,635 | 24 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #1,400 | 32 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #1,724 | 21 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #1,457 | 29 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #1,218 | 39 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #1,047 | 52 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #1,213 | 38 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #1,091 | 45 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #1,027 | 49 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #1,242 | 35 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #926 | 55 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #1,110 | 40 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #1,091 | 42 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #1,036 | 48 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #966 | 44 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #754 | 68 |
| 1943 | — | #856 | 60 | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #1,054 | 41 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #1,066 | 37 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #1,067 | 37 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #1,076 | 36 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #873 | 49 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #1,020 | 39 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #1,077 | 37 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #1,251 | 28 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #1,025 | 42 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #1,145 | 35 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #1,312 | 29 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #1,164 | 37 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,169 | 38 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #954 | 52 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #1,259 | 33 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #1,199 | 36 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #1,188 | 35 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #996 | 45 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #1,132 | 35 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | — | #996 | 40 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,073 | 28 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | — | #699 | 14 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #490 | 19 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Curley! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Curley is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#330 · 1 in 3,637
- Louisiana#403 · 1 in 4,427
- North Carolina#533 · 1 in 10,046
- Texas#544 · 1 in 6,922
Best ever in a state: #136 in Louisiana, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #330 | 8 | 1 in 3,637 |
| Louisiana | #403 | 8 | 1 in 4,427 |
| North Carolina | #533 | 5 | 1 in 10,046 |
| Texas | #544 | 15 | 1 in 6,922 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Curley
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
- Biggest jump: 461 spots in 1909 (#1,217 → #756)
- Biggest drop: 518 spots in 1908 (#699 → #1,217)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1902 at #490 (19 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1900–1903
- Highest: 1 in 6,456 boys born in 1902 were named Curley (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 395,070 boys born in 2003 (0.00%)
- 17.6% of all boys named Curley (457) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1908, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | #764 (1884) | #808 |
| 1890s | 47 | #674 (1896) | #828 |
| 1900s | 108 | #490 (1902) | #761 |
| 1910s | 295 | #624 (1911) | #1,020 |
| 1920s | 345 | #954 (1923) | #1,251 |
| 1930s | 372 | #873 (1936) | #1,084 |
| 1940s | 457 | #754 (1944) | #1,009 |
| 1950s | 403 | #926 (1950) | #1,217 |
| 1960s | 240 | #1,345 (1966) | #1,667 |
| 1970s | 157 | #2,080 (1972) | #2,607 |
| 1980s | 102 | #2,536 (1980) | #4,330 |
| 1990s | 35 | #5,823 (1990) | #7,965 |
| 2000s | 10 | #10,349 (2000) | #10,622 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Curley in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 100,768 of them was named Curley, which outranked 60.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,341Verlie18
- #2,341Wendelin18
- #2,341Zulema18
- #2,436Curley17
- #2,436Alaine17
- #2,436Alexia17
- #2,436Alfreida17
- #2,535Adina16
- #2,535Alena16
- #2,535Alisa16
Tied with 98 names at #2,436; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 32,550 of them was named Curley, which outranked 77.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #918Emmanuel56
- #918Gerold56
- #918Lary56
- #926Curley55
- #926Alonza55
- #926Crawford55
- #926Duwayne55
- #934Adolphus54
- #934Bonnie54
- #934Brandon54
Tied with 7 names at #926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.