Unisex name · since 1896
Curry
Curry has 1,570 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,937 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,570
- born since 1896
- 1970s
- peak decade
Curry currently ranks #8937 among unisex names in America, with 1,570 babies recorded since 1896.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curry has been recorded 1,570 times among boys since 1896, currently ranked #8937 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #3,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,937 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,570 born since 1896
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Curry ranks #3,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,937 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,570 born since 1896, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,937 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,570
- born since 1896
- 1970s
- peak decade
Curry's 1,570 recorded births place it above 91.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Curry compares
1,570 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Curry's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Curry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,570 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Curry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Curry splits its recorded history at 1963: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Curry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Curry popularity over time - girls
85 total births recorded since 1973 (Curry as girls' name)
Curry by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (228 births, 15% of the file).
1970s was Curry's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Curry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
141 births
- 1950s
1950s
150 births
- 1960s
1960s
162 births
- 1970s
1970s
228 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 228 births (15% of all-time use).
How Curry 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 Curry's total volume
Curry by state
Where Curry concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 40 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
40 of 1,570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Curry's data
- Curry's decade-level peak was the 1970s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Currys (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Curry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Curry 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.