Girls' name · since 1949
Curlene
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Curlene, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Curlene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curlene has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1951.
- #49,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1949
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curlene ranks #49,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1949, peaking in the 1950s.
- #49,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Curlene's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Curlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Curlene splits its recorded history at 1950: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births).
Curlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1951
- Peak year (1949)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Curlene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1950s was Curlene's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Curlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Curlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
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, 1949–1951 (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 Curlene 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.