Curby

Boy · recorded 1917–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1931best year

Most popular in 1931.

Last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Curby.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

03619171931194519591973

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 15 recorded years as a table
Curby, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19175
19195
19226
19316
19385
19493
19514
19533
19552
19583
19612
19643
19664
19713
19734

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Curby isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1973
6
Rank in 1973
#4,505
How rare
1 in 259,762 boys
Since 1917
86

Curby was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1931, at 6 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Curby doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.