Curry
Curry was the 9085th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1006th; the most babies were born in 1970 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,372 places. More babies were named Curry in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,085 boys, up 1,802 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197030 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,655babies recorded
Curry popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 85 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,085 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,887 | 6 |
| 2010 | #12,625 | 5 |
| 2000 | #6,409 | 10 |
| 1990 | #3,191 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,745 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,550 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,870 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,359 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,639 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,901 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,645 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,356 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Curry, counting every spelling?
Curry has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Curry?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Curry (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Curry born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Curry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Curry?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Curry are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 32 and 61. That makes Curry mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Curry: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Curry, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Curry
How popular is the name Curry?
Curry was the 9085th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1006th; the most babies were born in 1970 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,372 places. More babies were named Curry in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Curry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Curry in the US.