Boys' name · since 1916
Curran
Curran has 1,158 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,158
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Curran is the #9793 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,158 recorded since 1916.
Curran has 1,158 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9793 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #4,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,793 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,158 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curran ranks #4,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,793 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,158 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,158
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Curran's 1,158 recorded births place it above 89.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Curran compares
1,158 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Curran's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Curran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Curran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Curran's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Curran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Curran popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1978 (Curran as girls' name)
Curran by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (358 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Curran's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Curran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
168 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s
2000s
289 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 358 births (31% of all-time use).
How Curran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Curran's total volume
Curran by state
Where Curran concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Oregon | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
102 of 1,158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Curran's data
- Curran's decade-level peak was the 1990s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Currans (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Curran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Curran 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.