Curtis
Top 1000
About Curtis
Curtis is an attractive if somewhat dated surname name that has been borne by several significant musicians and athletes--think Curtis Mayfield, Curtis James Jackson III--aka 50 Cent, and also director Curtis Hanson.
In the USA, Curtis was in the Top 200 for most of the 20th century. We think Curtis, with is clean sound and nice meaning, will survive the all the trends that come and go, and remain in the Top 1000 for many years to come.
As of October 2026, Curtis ranked #985 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #72 in 1963.
Editor's take: The name Curtis is a boy's name of French origin meaning "courteous, polite".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #530 | 525 | 273.3 |
| 2015 | #529 | 541 | 282.2 |
| 2016 | #563 | 508 | 267.7 |
| 2017 | #612 | 431 | 232.9 |
| 2018 | #615 | 438 | 241.2 |
| 2019 | #668 | 393 | 219 |
| 2020 | #702 | 361 | 209.1 |
| 2021 | #779 | 317 | 181.2 |
| 2022 | #824 | 301 | 172.4 |
| 2023 | #902 | 257 | 150.2 |
| 2024 | #927 | 249 | 144.5 |
| 2025 | #985 | 232 | 135.8 |
World rankings
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Curtis on lists
Famous Curtiss
- Curtis Lee Mayfield
American singer
- Curtis Stone
Australian chef
- Curtis Holcomb
American football player
- Curtis Joseph Marsh
Jr., American football player
- Curtis Brinkley
American football player
- Curtis Tremayne Lofton
American football player
- Curtis Trishton Taylor
American football player
- Curtis James Jackson III
better known by his stage name 50 Cent, American rapper
- Curtis Stigers
American jazz musician
- Curtis Granderson
Jr., American baseball player
- Curtis Northrup Strange
American pro golfer
- Curtis Emerson LeMay
U.S. Air Force general and politician
- Curtis Muhammad Conway
Jr. (b. 2008), son of former American professional boxer Laila Ali
Curtis in pop culture
- Ponyboy
Sodapop, and Darrel "Darry" Curtis, fictional characters and brothers from the novel "The Outsiders" that was written by S. E. Hinton
- Jackson Curtis
main character from movie "2012"
- Curtis Morgan
character from movie "The Pelican Brief"
- Curtis Manning
character in TV's "24"
- Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors
also known as Lizard, character in Marvel Universe
- Curtis Wilkins
title character from comic strip "Curtis"
- Curtis
character in "Stargate Universe"
- Curtis Donovan
character in British TV series "Misfits"
- Curtis
servant of Petruchio in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
- Curtis Everett
main character in movie "Snowpiercer"
- Curtis Holt
aka Mr Terrific, character on TV's "Arrow"
Variations & nicknames
- KurtisGerman
- KurtGerman
- CurcioSpanish