Curlie
Curlie is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Curlie are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 33% male / 67% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 173 male / 360 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Curlie
To address Curlie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Curlie," in English, "Guten Tag Curlie," in German. About 33% of people named Curlie are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Curlie,
German
Guten Tag Curlie,
French
Bonjour Curlie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Curlie:
Chinese
Curlie您好:
Japanese
Curlie様
English
Hi Curlie,
German
Hi Curlie,
French
Salut Curlie,
Spanish
Hola Curlie,
Chinese
Curlie你好:
Japanese
Curlieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name | 33% |
United States birth data
173 male · 360 female · 533 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Curlie a male or female name?
Curlie is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Curlie are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Curlie in an email?
To address Curlie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Curlie," in English, "Guten Tag Curlie," in German. About 33% of people named Curlie are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Curlie a unisex name?
Curlie is not a unisex name: 33% of people named Curlie are men. Curlie leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Curlie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/curlie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_curlie,
title = {Is Curlie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/curlie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}