Curtis
Norman French curteis, “courteous, refined.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Curtis appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 46 different years between 1929 and 1987. Its biggest year was 1962, when 5,569 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 73 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1963, at No. 72. In 2025 it ranked No. 984 for boys. All told, 262,876 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kurtis (18,163), Curtiss (5,074) (total births since 1880)
Explore Curtis interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 695 | No. 168 |
| 1890s | 928 | No. 139 |
| 1900s | 1,683 | No. 114 |
| 1910s | 8,911 | No. 114 |
| 1920s | 16,138 | No. 99 |
| 1930s | 18,008 | No. 98 |
| 1940s | 26,009 | No. 97 |
| 1950s | 46,324 | No. 75 |
| 1960s | 47,244 | No. 72 |
| 1970s | 28,808 | No. 88 |
| 1980s | 29,910 | No. 89 |
| 1990s | 19,205 | No. 121 |
| 2000s | 9,650 | No. 265 |
| 2010s | 5,323 | No. 424 |
| 2020s | 1,718 | No. 702 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.