Curtis
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning courteous, polite; from curtis.
Babies a year
427
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#985
down from #927
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 5,574 in 1962.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Curtis was most common in 1960, when it went to 0.25% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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