Curley vs Curt

Side-by-side comparison of Curley and Curt — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Curley

Boy name

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Name B

Curt

Boy name · Rank #8959

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Metric Curley Curt
Current Rank Unranked #8959
Total Births (all years) 2,590 16,679
Peak Year 1944 1960
Peak Year Births 68 720
Peak Decade 1940ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Curley Curt
1880ss 19 48
1890ss 47 35
1900ss 108 25
1910ss 295 168
1920ss 345 219
1930ss 372 312
1940ss 457 839
1950ss 403 3,512
1960ss 240 5,982
1970ss 157 2,960
1980ss 102 1,578
1990ss 35 578
2000ss 10 262
2010ss — 114
2020ss — 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Curley Curt
2014 — 19
2015 — 8
2016 — 9
2017 — 11
2018 — 12
2019 — 6
2020 — 12
2021 — 10
2022 — 8
2023 — 9
2024 — 8

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2003.

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