Curtis

“Polite, courteous” — Old French origin

Boy's name · #985 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Curtis holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#985 in 2025). About 261,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Curt is a short form of Curtis.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,100 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Curtises

Curtis Mayfield — American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)
Curtis Jones — English association football player (born 2001)
Curtis Hanson — American filmmaker (1945–2016)
Curtis LeMay — American general and politician (1906–1990)
Curtis Davies — English association football player

In stories & tradition

Curtis (Lizard) — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man 2
Curtis Manning — 24
Curtis Reed — Days of Our Lives

What Curtises become

Among 814 notable people named Curtis:

Sports figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Curtis Jones, English association football player (born 2001).

Similar names: Tony · Kurt · Jon · Chris · Dennis · Reginald

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