Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2016
Curie
24 babies named Curie in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 2016–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Curie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 2016.
Curie has 24 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2021.
- 24 total births
- 2016–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Curie since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 24
- total births
- 2016–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Curie was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
8 babies were named Curie in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
Curie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Curie splits its recorded history at 2019: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Curie at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2019
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Curie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Curie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Curie's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Curie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Curie? ▼
24 babies have been named Curie since 2016. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2019 with 8 births.
When was Curie most popular? ▼
Curie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Curie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Curie since 2016 -- 6 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Curie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curley, Curlie, Curtisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Curie's data
- Curie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Curie
Nearby Names Like Curie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Curie
Curtis Girl
2,322 births
Curley Girl
534 births
Curlie Girl
360 births
Curtisha Girl
303 births
Curry Girl
85 births
Compare Curie side by side: Curie vs Curtis Curie vs Curley Curie vs Curlie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Curie: Baby Name Since 2016 - 24 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/curie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Curie 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 July 2026.