Curly is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Curly is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Curly first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1957 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,254 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,243 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,036 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,371 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,402 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,517 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #3,936 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,502 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,398 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,074 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #2,917 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,179 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,287 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,670 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,524 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,650 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,755 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,890 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,357 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,275 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,346 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,073 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #4,499 | #2,992 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,559 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,294 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,444 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,294 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #2,974 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,357 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,559 |