Recorded 1904–2015 Boys' name Peak 1990 445 births

Curvin — boys' name

445 babies named Curvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s271920s811930s321940s211950s321960s331970s551980s261990s702000s482010s15
1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Curvin was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Curvin in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Curvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Curvin between 1904 and 2015, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Curvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Curvin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Curvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 163 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Curvin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Curvin 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 445 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.

Curvin at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

445

Since 1904

112 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1904

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2015

Curvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1904

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Curvin by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
81 births that decade — 18% of Curvin's all-time total
1900s51910s271920s811930s321940s211950s321960s331970s551980s261990s702000s482010s15

Curvin by state

Where Curvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Curvin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
163 36.6%
Pennsylvania share of Curvin's total US births 36.6%

163 of 445 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Curvin?
445 babies have been named Curvin since 1904. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Curvin most popular?
Curvin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Curvin most popular?
The top states for the name Curvin are Pennsylvania (163 births).
How long has the name Curvin been used?
Curvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 112 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Curvin?
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, 1904–2015 (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.