Unisex name · since 1900
Curlie
Curlie has 360 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Curlie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 360 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curlie has been recorded 360 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1964.
- #14,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 360 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curlie ranks #14,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Curlie's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Curlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Curlie splits its recorded history at 1932: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Curlie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1964
- Peak year (1926)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Curlie popularity over time - boys
172 total births recorded since 1910 (Curlie as boys' name)
Curlie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (97 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Curlie's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Curlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
97 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 97 births (27% of all-time use).
Curlie by state
Where Curlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 17 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
17 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Curlie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Curlies (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Curlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1900–1964 (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 Curlie 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.