Curtis is a boy's name of French origin meaning “polite, courteous, or well-bred.” In 2024 it was given to 249 boys in the United States.
Curtis belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “polite, courteous, or well-bred” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Curtis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #72 in 1963, and in 2024 249 babies received the name — 260,314 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Curtis means “polite, courteous, or well-bred” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Curtis is a boy name. In 2024, 249 babies received the name in the US.
Curtis comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Curtis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #72 in 1963, and 249 babies were given the name in 2024.
Curtis is pronounced /ˈkɝtɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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