Curly Howard
There are approximately 1 people named Curly Howard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Curly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Howard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Curly
90
Alive today
Named Howard
308K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 90
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1923
Average age: 73
Estimated bearers: 308K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #75
Per 100K: 89.78
Top ancestry: White (64.3%)
First name trend
Curly: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Curly. The peak year was 1923 with 15 births. The average person named Curly today is 73 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Howard surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Howard, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.3%.
- White64.3%
- Black or African American29.5%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Curly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 90 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Howard appears at a rate of 89.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0898%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Curly Howard. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Howard
FAQ
Curly Howard: questions and answers
How many people are named Curly Howard?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Curly Howard. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (89.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Curly Howard?
We classify Curly Howard as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Curly a male or female name?
Curly is predominantly male. Out of 236 total SSA registrations, 97.5% were male and 2.5% were female. See the full Curly profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.