Curly

KUR-lee /ˈkɜːli/
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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 was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1957 (11 births).

About the name Curly

PronunciationKUR-lee /ˈkɜːli/

Names similar to Curly

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How popular is Curly?

Boys named Curly
19131920193019401950196019701977
Boys named Curly per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Curly
1923
Girls named Curly per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Curly total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19776——#5,254
19735——#5,243
19696——#4,036
19627——#3,371
19607——#3,402
195711——#2,517
19558——#3,018
19545——#3,936
19536——#3,502
19506——#3,398
19497——#3,074
19488——#2,827
19478——#2,917
19457——#2,798
19446——#3,179
19436——#3,287
19425——#3,670
19379——#2,524
19365——#3,650
19358——#2,755
19339——#2,584
19325——#3,890
19307——#3,357
19285——#4,275
19255——#4,346
19249——#3,073
192315—#4,499#2,992
19207——#3,559
19195——#4,294
19187——#3,444
19177——#3,294
19168——#2,974
19145——#3,357
19136——#2,559
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