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Curry Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Curry

Pronunciation: KUR-ee

Meaning Currier of leather; Irish surname Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#9,085
TREND
990
Peak Years
1970, 1972, 1977
Lowest Years
1900, 1903, 1907
Energy Archetype
Cheerful & Expressive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Curry in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Curry

  • More than 1 thousand babies named Curry: U.S. records list 1,655 babies given the name Curry from 1880 through 2025. Even 85 girls received the name Curry - about 1 girl for every 18 boys.

What Does the Name Curry Mean?

Curry is an English-language family name that is also used as a given name. It has more than one independent origin, so it has no single meaning. The best-known English origin is occupational: a currier prepared and finished leather, and the surname comes from that trade by way of the Old French words correier and conreer, meaning "to prepare" or "make ready." A second English origin is local, from the Somerset villages of North Curry, Curry Rivel, and Curry Mallet, which are named for a river whose Celtic name is of uncertain meaning. A third origin is Irish: Curry is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Comhraidhe, a patronymic whose personal-name element is also uncertain in sense.

Curry Name History & Origins

The English and Irish surnames grew up separately. The occupational name arose in medieval England from the leather trade, in which a currier scraped, soaked, and worked hides; English surnames taken from occupations became common in the later Middle Ages. The Somerset place names follow a different pattern, formed from an older river name, and the surname taken from those villages identified people who came from them. In Ireland, Ó Comhraidhe is a Gaelic family name that was later written as Curry in English records.

Curry entered use as a first name in the English-speaking world, chiefly in the United States, by way of the surname - the long-standing habit of turning family names into given names. It is used mainly for boys. The word "curry" for the spiced dish is unrelated; it comes from Tamil, and its resemblance to the name is accidental.

How Popular is the Name Curry?

Curry has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1970. Its best rank was #1,006 in 1896.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Curry Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.

Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.

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