Recorded 1917–1973 Boys' name Peak 1951 86 births

Curby — boys' name

86 babies named Curby in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s61930s111940s51950s261960s171970s11
1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Curby was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

8 babies were named Curby in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Curby

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Curby between 1917 and 1973, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Curby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curby performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Curby shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Curby at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

86

Since 1917

57 years of records

Peak year

1951

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1917

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1973

Curby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1917

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
456789 19731966196119551951193819221917 5

Curby by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
26 births that decade — 30% of Curby's all-time total
1910s101920s61930s111940s51950s261960s171970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curby?
86 babies have been named Curby since 1917. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1951 with 8 births.
When was Curby most popular?
Curby was most popular in the 1950s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Curby been used?
Curby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 57 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Curby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curt, Curtiss, Curley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.