Curtis
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning courteous, polite; from curtis.
How Curtis has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #529 |
| 2016 | #563 |
| 2017 | #611 |
| 2018 | #615 |
| 2019 | #669 |
| 2020 | #703 |
| 2021 | #779 |
| 2022 | #825 |
| 2023 | #904 |
| 2024 | #927 |
| 2025 | #985 |
Curtis by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Curtis. In the US, 427 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,574 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1960, about 1 in 400 American boys born that year was called Curtis.
Names that come from Curtis
Forms of Curtis in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Curtis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Curtis
Names that are said the same way as Curtis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kurtiscourteous; a form of Curtis82 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Curtis
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