Curry
Curry is a dish with a spicy sauce, initially in Indian cuisine, then modified by interchange with the Portuguese, followed by the British, and eventually thoroughly internationalised. Many curries are found in the cuisines of countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Meaning & Origin of Curry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Curry is a dish with a spicy sauce, initially in Indian cuisine, then modified by interchange with the Portuguese, followed by the British, and eventually thoroughly internationalised. Many curries are found in the cuisines of countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
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Etymology
The Story of Curry
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Curry as a girl name dates back to 1973, when 7 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Curry — #6,048 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Curry on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Curry last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 85 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Curry as a boy name dates back to 1896, when 6 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Curry — #1,546 in the national rankings. Curry last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Curry
Curry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Curry's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Curry'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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