Curtiss
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-tis
- Origin
- French
Curtiss is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “courteous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Curtiss mean?
French: spelling of Curtis, from Old French curteis
“courteous”
A spelling of Curtis; aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss founded one of America's first aircraft companies.
Is Curtiss a girl's or a boy's name?
Curtiss is a boys' name.
How popular is Curtiss in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 126 boys. It first appears in the records in 1896.
Half of all the boys named Curtiss in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Curtiss in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,689 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,821 |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,569 |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,390 |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,452 |
| 1977 | 39 | #1,476 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,345 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,201 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,196 |
| 1971 | 60 | #1,047 |
| 1970 | 73 | #931 |
| 1969 | 79 | #861 |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 |
| 1967 | 61 | #925 |
| 1966 | 58 | #950 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,031 |
| 1964 | 77 | #867 |
| 1963 | 111 | #736 |
| 1962 | 99 | #768 |
| 1961 | 108 | #739 |
| 1960 | 89 | #807 |
| 1959 | 126 | #680 |
| 1958 | 93 | #770 |
| 1957 | 104 | #733 |
| 1956 | 102 | #726 |
| 1955 | 109 | #699 |
| 1954 | 81 | #799 |
| 1953 | 98 | #721 |
| 1952 | 75 | #807 |
| 1951 | 88 | #739 |
| 1950 | 71 | #805 |
| 1949 | 86 | #741 |
| 1948 | 86 | #721 |
| 1947 | 73 | #804 |
| 1946 | 79 | #738 |
| 1945 | 72 | #718 |
| 1944 | 72 | #730 |
| 1943 | 91 | #673 |
| 1942 | 82 | #705 |
| 1941 | 77 | #702 |
| 1940 | 63 | #782 |
| 1939 | 60 | #784 |
| 1938 | 61 | #784 |
| 1937 | 62 | #781 |
| 1936 | 53 | #832 |
| 1935 | 74 | #702 |
| 1934 | 53 | #860 |
| 1933 | 51 | #869 |
| 1932 | 63 | #802 |
| 1931 | 58 | #825 |
| 1930 | 51 | #944 |
| 1929 | 71 | #752 |
| 1928 | 51 | #950 |
| 1927 | 55 | #924 |
| 1926 | 41 | #1,108 |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,040 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,133 |
| 1923 | 51 | #961 |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,058 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,199 |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,089 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,139 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,172 |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,175 |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,043 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,300 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,205 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,267 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
Nicknames for Curtiss
Names like Curtiss
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Russell, Thomas, Robert, Charles, Richard, James, Philip, Peter, Bruce, Joseph, Dennis, David
Names related to Curtiss
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Curtiss: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/curtiss, updated 20 October 2026.