Curlie
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Meaning & Origin of Curlie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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Origin & history
The Story of Curlie
As a girl name
Curlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 18 Curlies were born — ranking #2,076 that year. As of 2026, Curlie ranks #6,767 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 360 Curlies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Curlie 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 1920, when 10 Curlies were born — ranking #2,765 that year. As of 2026, Curlie ranks #4,724 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 172 Curlies 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 Curlie
Curlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Curlie's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #2,076. Use the chart and map above to compare Curlie'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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