Curtis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-tis
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #984 for boys
Curtis is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “courteous”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 984th for boys in the US (232 babies).
What does Curtis mean?
English: English surname, from Old French curteis
“courteous”
An English surname that began as a nickname for a courteous or refined person.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Curtis a girl's or a boy's name?
Curtis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 232 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Curtis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 936th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Curtis, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 719th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 768 boys.
Half of all the boys named Curtis in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were given Curtis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #781, up from #936 for this spelling alone.
- Curtis 36
- Kurtis 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Curtis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 34 | #984 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 49 | #773 |
| 2020 | 52 | #719 |
| 2019 | 81 | #533 |
| 2018 | 67 | #609 |
| 2017 | 92 | #495 |
| 2016 | 127 | #398 |
| 2015 | 105 | #441 |
| 2014 | 114 | #406 |
| 2013 | 121 | #381 |
| 2012 | 143 | #350 |
| 2011 | 156 | #320 |
| 2010 | 194 | #272 |
| 2009 | 216 | #236 |
| 2008 | 234 | #223 |
| 2007 | 233 | #223 |
| 2006 | 259 | #193 |
| 2005 | 226 | #201 |
| 2004 | 237 | #188 |
| 2003 | 277 | #169 |
| 2002 | 350 | #142 |
| 2001 | 368 | #134 |
| 2000 | 447 | #121 |
| 1999 | 514 | #111 |
| 1998 | 596 | #104 |
| 1997 | 762 | #88 |
| 1996 | 768 | #82 |
How popular is Curtis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 984th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 232 about 1 in 7,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 232 boys in the US were named Curtis, making it the 984th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 702nd. Its busiest year was 1962, with 5,569 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Curtis than any year since 1908.
Half of all the boys named Curtis in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 279 boys in the US were given Curtis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #804, up from #984 for this spelling alone.
- Curtis 232
- Kurtis 47
Curtis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 | #984 |
| 2024 | 249 | #930 |
| 2023 | 257 | #905 |
| 2022 | 302 | #820 |
| 2021 | 317 | #780 |
| 2020 | 361 | #702 |
| 2019 | 393 | #669 |
| 2018 | 438 | #615 |
| 2017 | 431 | #612 |
| 2016 | 508 | #563 |
| 2015 | 542 | #527 |
| 2014 | 525 | #530 |
| 2013 | 585 | #474 |
| 2012 | 625 | #442 |
| 2011 | 624 | #437 |
| 2010 | 652 | #424 |
| 2009 | 767 | #391 |
| 2008 | 809 | #380 |
| 2007 | 953 | #335 |
| 2006 | 916 | #339 |
| 2005 | 960 | #327 |
| 2004 | 950 | #322 |
| 2003 | 907 | #326 |
| 2002 | 1,024 | #291 |
| 2001 | 1,124 | #273 |
| 2000 | 1,240 | #265 |
| 1999 | 1,270 | #249 |
| 1998 | 1,408 | #226 |
| 1997 | 1,496 | #208 |
| 1996 | 1,645 | #191 |
| 1995 | 1,709 | #183 |
| 1994 | 1,869 | #170 |
| 1993 | 2,097 | #153 |
| 1992 | 2,321 | #142 |
| 1991 | 2,590 | #126 |
| 1990 | 2,800 | #121 |
| 1989 | 2,965 | #111 |
| 1988 | 2,907 | #105 |
| 1987 | 2,909 | #100 |
| 1986 | 2,910 | #100 |
| 1985 | 2,943 | #98 |
| 1984 | 2,959 | #96 |
| 1983 | 2,847 | #100 |
| 1982 | 2,940 | #101 |
| 1981 | 3,198 | #94 |
| 1980 | 3,332 | #89 |
| 1979 | 3,200 | #91 |
| 1978 | 2,825 | #96 |
| 1977 | 2,605 | #100 |
| 1976 | 2,451 | #105 |
| 1975 | 2,327 | #113 |
| 1974 | 2,589 | #98 |
| 1973 | 2,690 | #98 |
| 1972 | 3,080 | #92 |
| 1971 | 3,426 | #88 |
| 1970 | 3,615 | #88 |
| 1969 | 3,675 | #81 |
| 1968 | 3,855 | #75 |
| 1967 | 3,966 | #77 |
| 1966 | 4,242 | #75 |
| 1965 | 4,687 | #75 |
| 1964 | 5,064 | #75 |
| 1963 | 5,376 | #72 |
| 1962 | 5,569 | #73 |
| 1961 | 5,447 | #75 |
| 1960 | 5,363 | #79 |
| 1959 | 5,536 | #75 |
| 1958 | 5,261 | #82 |
| 1957 | 5,342 | #80 |
| 1956 | 5,157 | #80 |
| 1955 | 4,981 | #79 |
| 1954 | 4,594 | #84 |
| 1953 | 4,353 | #86 |
| 1952 | 4,175 | #86 |
| 1951 | 3,716 | #91 |
| 1950 | 3,209 | #97 |
| 1949 | 3,088 | #97 |
| 1948 | 3,091 | #101 |
| 1947 | 3,037 | #99 |
| 1946 | 2,723 | #99 |
| 1945 | 2,393 | #97 |
| 1944 | 2,465 | #97 |
| 1943 | 2,525 | #100 |
| 1942 | 2,420 | #98 |
| 1941 | 2,164 | #100 |
| 1940 | 2,103 | #97 |
| 1939 | 2,012 | #98 |
| 1938 | 2,002 | #101 |
| 1937 | 1,790 | #109 |
| 1936 | 1,797 | #107 |
| 1935 | 1,753 | #108 |
| 1934 | 1,844 | #103 |
| 1933 | 1,679 | #107 |
| 1932 | 1,775 | #103 |
| 1931 | 1,635 | #108 |
| 1930 | 1,721 | #106 |
| 1929 | 1,946 | #99 |
| 1928 | 1,920 | #101 |
| 1927 | 1,590 | #118 |
| 1926 | 1,626 | #112 |
| 1925 | 1,520 | #118 |
| 1924 | 1,529 | #117 |
| 1923 | 1,538 | #116 |
| 1922 | 1,547 | #113 |
| 1921 | 1,479 | #122 |
| 1920 | 1,443 | #120 |
| 1919 | 1,346 | #120 |
| 1918 | 1,335 | #123 |
| 1917 | 1,243 | #121 |
| 1916 | 1,174 | #120 |
| 1915 | 1,058 | #128 |
| 1914 | 915 | #120 |
| 1913 | 676 | #119 |
| 1912 | 566 | #121 |
| 1911 | 321 | #118 |
| 1910 | 277 | #114 |
| 1909 | 244 | #114 |
| 1908 | 203 | #123 |
| 1907 | 208 | #115 |
| 1906 | 177 | #121 |
| 1905 | 182 | #118 |
| 1904 | 144 | #139 |
| 1903 | 138 | #135 |
| 1902 | 129 | #145 |
| 1901 | 114 | #143 |
| 1900 | 144 | #147 |
| 1899 | 103 | #149 |
| 1898 | 128 | #139 |
| 1897 | 102 | #154 |
| 1896 | 107 | #155 |
| 1895 | 89 | #179 |
| 1894 | 88 | #171 |
| 1893 | 80 | #180 |
| 1892 | 83 | #188 |
| 1891 | 62 | #199 |
| 1890 | 86 | #164 |
| 1889 | 67 | #195 |
| 1888 | 89 | #169 |
| 1887 | 61 | #196 |
| 1886 | 72 | #189 |
| 1885 | 70 | #187 |
| 1884 | 73 | #186 |
| 1883 | 53 | #205 |
| 1882 | 70 | #188 |
| 1881 | 72 | #168 |
| 1880 | 68 | #186 |
Nicknames for Curtis
Names like Curtis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thomas, Charles, Lewis, James, Joseph, David, Robert, Billy, Michael, Patrick, William, Daniel
Other spellings of Curtis
Names related to Curtis
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Curtis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/curtis, updated 20 October 2026.