Given name & surname
Curlee
“having great strength”
Curlee is a variant of Curley. One English interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Curlee is a variant of Curley. One English interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Curlee is a variant of Curley. An origin associated with Curley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Curlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 418
- 375 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 as a first name in 2020; 2,161 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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