Is Curley a boy or girl name?

Curley is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,124 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.1% were girls and 82.9% were boys.

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Curley

Recorded 1881–2003 · United States

Curley was most popular in 1944, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,468 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,124 people named Curley.

Curley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Curley’s peak in 1944. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Curley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Curley is mostly a boy’s name — 17.1% of the 3,124 Americans given it were girls and 82.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Curley

Where Curley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org