Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Curley

Extinct Near statistical disappearance
Peak era
1944
Peak births
68
Current vitality
Dormant
Peak generation
Silent Generation

Quick answers about Curley

How many people are named Curley?

Based on SSA birth records through 2003, an estimated 894 Americans born with the name Curley may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2003.

How rare is Curley?

Curley has not appeared in SSA records since 2003. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no boys received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Curley?

The median age of a living American named Curley is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 74 years old.

Is Curley still popular?

No. Curley is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2003.

Where is Curley most common?

Curley has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 21.6× more often than the national baseline.

1881Peak 19442025
peak 1944 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1944
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
2,590

Curley is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 17.0× the national rate in the 1930s.

States where Curley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: 17.0× the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY