Curly — boys' name

What the Data Says About Curly

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Curly between 1913 and 1977, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Curly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curly performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Curly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curly 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 230 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.