Curley
Curley is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Curley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Curley is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:
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The Story of Curley
As a girl name
Curley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 20 Curleys were born — ranking #1,855 that year. As of 2026, Curley ranks #6,008 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 534 Curleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Curley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1944, when 68 Curleys were born — ranking #754 that year. As of 2026, Curley ranks #10,895 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Curleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Curley
Curley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Curley's peak popularity came in 1944 when it ranked #754. Use the chart and map above to compare Curley'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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