Recorded 1908–1996 Unisex name Peak 1940 195 births

Currie — boys' name

195 babies named Currie in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s261920s251930s331940s421950s171960s51970s101980s261990s6
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Currie was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

11 babies were named Currie in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Currie

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Currie between 1908 and 1996, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Currie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Currie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 54 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Currie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Currie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Currie 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 195 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.

Currie at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

195

Since 1908

89 years of records

Peak year

1940

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1908

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 1996

Currie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1908

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1940)
11
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
4681012 19961982195619431936192219141908 5

Currie popularity over time — girls

54 total births recorded since 1974 (Currie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 54 births
468101214 19961994198919871977197619751974 7

Currie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
42 births that decade — 22% of Currie's all-time total
1900s51910s261920s251930s331940s421950s171960s51970s101980s261990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Currie?
195 babies have been named Currie since 1908. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1940 with 11 births.
When was Currie most popular?
Currie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Is Currie a unisex name?
Yes, Currie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 195 births, and as a girl's name it has 54 births.
How long has the name Currie been used?
Currie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 89 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Currie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curt, Curtiss, Curley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.