Kurtis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-tis
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Kurtis is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “courteous”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Kurtis mean?
French: spelling of Curtis, an English surname from Old French
“courteous”
Curtis began as a Norman nickname for a polite or refined person, from Old French curteis.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kurtis a girl's or a boy's name?
Kurtis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kurtis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Kurtis, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 217 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Kurtis since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kurtis 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 Kurtis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #781, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Curtis 36
- Kurtis 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Kurtis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 42 | #838 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 47 | #745 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 51 | #686 |
| 2008 | 57 | #621 |
| 2007 | 57 | #597 |
| 2006 | 64 | #528 |
| 2005 | 77 | #421 |
| 2004 | 82 | #384 |
| 2003 | 82 | #359 |
| 2002 | 98 | #316 |
| 2001 | 108 | #285 |
| 2000 | 122 | #265 |
| 1999 | 150 | #226 |
| 1998 | 149 | #236 |
| 1997 | 202 | #190 |
| 1996 | 217 | #168 |
How popular is Kurtis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,718th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47 about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Kurtis, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 624 boys. It first appears in the records in 1934.
Half of all the boys named Kurtis in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 279 boys in the US were given Kurtis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #804, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
- Curtis 232
- Kurtis 47
Kurtis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 86 | #1,780 |
| 2016 | 88 | #1,754 |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,853 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,564 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,658 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,562 |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,687 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,503 |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,367 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,482 |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,277 |
| 2006 | 145 | #1,163 |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,061 |
| 2004 | 157 | #1,038 |
| 2003 | 170 | #958 |
| 2002 | 199 | #836 |
| 2001 | 231 | #748 |
| 2000 | 242 | #717 |
| 1999 | 244 | #688 |
| 1998 | 305 | #604 |
| 1997 | 321 | #577 |
| 1996 | 356 | #538 |
| 1995 | 435 | #493 |
| 1994 | 442 | #483 |
| 1993 | 444 | #474 |
| 1992 | 472 | #460 |
| 1991 | 547 | #414 |
| 1990 | 566 | #409 |
| 1989 | 624 | #362 |
| 1988 | 589 | #353 |
| 1987 | 613 | #334 |
| 1986 | 549 | #347 |
| 1985 | 501 | #368 |
| 1984 | 451 | #384 |
| 1983 | 393 | #410 |
| 1982 | 361 | #447 |
| 1981 | 391 | #421 |
| 1980 | 389 | #416 |
| 1979 | 343 | #432 |
| 1978 | 271 | #489 |
| 1977 | 251 | #528 |
| 1976 | 197 | #581 |
| 1975 | 184 | #594 |
| 1974 | 213 | #549 |
| 1973 | 197 | #567 |
| 1972 | 207 | #554 |
| 1971 | 282 | #480 |
| 1970 | 265 | #497 |
| 1969 | 287 | #453 |
| 1968 | 245 | #487 |
| 1967 | 234 | #489 |
| 1966 | 246 | #487 |
| 1965 | 269 | #475 |
| 1964 | 298 | #460 |
| 1963 | 279 | #476 |
| 1962 | 228 | #528 |
| 1961 | 234 | #519 |
| 1960 | 202 | #556 |
| 1959 | 192 | #561 |
| 1958 | 169 | #594 |
| 1957 | 172 | #584 |
| 1956 | 159 | #603 |
| 1955 | 111 | #695 |
| 1954 | 106 | #705 |
| 1953 | 101 | #706 |
| 1952 | 76 | #804 |
| 1951 | 68 | #846 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,021 |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,071 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,216 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,598 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,460 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,682 |
| 1941 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
Nicknames for Kurtis
- Kurt 9 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kurtis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam, Matthew, Michael, Daniel, Jamie, Jason, Patrick, Nathan, Toby, Joshua, Joel, Marcus
Other spellings of Kurtis
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
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, “Kurtis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kurtis, updated 20 October 2026.