Curlee
Curlee is a surname or given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Curlee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Curlee is a surname or given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Curlee
As a girl name
Curlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 6 Curlees were born — ranking #3,919 that year. As of 2026, Curlee ranks #4,411 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Curlees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Curlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 15 Curlees were born — ranking #1,964 that year. As of 2026, Curlee ranks #6,952 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 375 Curlees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Curlee
Curlee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 375 births in the dataset. Curlee's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #1,964. Use the chart and map above to compare Curlee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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