Currie
The Story of Currie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Currie as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 7 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Currie — #4,613 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Curries. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 54 Curries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Currie as a boy name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1940 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Currie — #2,179 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Curries. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 195 Curries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Currie
Currie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 195 births in the dataset. Currie's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #2,179. Use the chart and map above to compare Currie'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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