Boys' name · since 1917

Curby

Curby has 86 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,367 of 45,481
all-time among boys
86
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade

Curby is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 86 have been recorded since 1917.

Curby has 86 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1973.

  • #18,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 86 born since 1917
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curby ranks #18,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.

#18,367 of 45,481
all-time among boys
86
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Curby's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Curby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Curby's full recorded timeline at 1953, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Curby popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
456789 19171922193819511955196119661973 6

Curby by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (26 births, 30% of the file).

1950s was Curby's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Curby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curby? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 86 babies named Curby. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,367 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1973. Its busiest year on record was 1951, with 8 births.
Where does Curby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curby ranks #18,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Curby since 1917 -- 57 years through the most recent 1973 data.
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.

What to do with Curby's data

  • Curby's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Curby

Nearby Names Like Curby

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Curby

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Curtiss Boy
5,074 births
Curley Boy
2,590 births
Curry Boy
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Bern
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Curby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Curby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.