Is Curran a boy or girl name?

Curran is a boy’s name. Of the 1,188 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys.

Curran

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Curran was most popular in 1993, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,785 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,188 people named Curran.

Curran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Curran’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Curran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Curran is a boy’s name — 2.5% of the 1,188 Americans given it were girls and 97.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Curran

Where Curran is most concentrated

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

California 8.1×

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