Curtis
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Curtis for boys#985 US
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.
Curtis for girls
Best-selling Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld made this one of the many boy names for girls" gaining in popularity and acceptability.
Pronounced KUR-tis.
As of October 2026, Curtis ranked #985 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #72 in 1963.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #530 | 525 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #529 | 541 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #563 | 508 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #612 | 431 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #615 | 438 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #668 | 393 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #702 | 361 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #779 | 317 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #824 | 301 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #902 | 257 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #927 | 249 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #985 | 232 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Curtis for boys
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Curtis on lists
Famous Curtiss
- Curtis Lee MayfieldBoy
American singer
- Curtis StoneBoy
Australian chef
- Curtis HolcombBoy
American football player
- Curtis Joseph MarshBoy
Jr., American football player
- Curtis BrinkleyBoy
American football player
- Curtis Tremayne LoftonBoy
American football player
- Curtis Trishton TaylorBoy
American football player
- Curtis James Jackson IIIBoy
better known by his stage name 50 Cent, American rapper
- Curtis StigersBoy
American jazz musician
- Curtis GrandersonBoy
Jr., American baseball player
- Curtis Northrup StrangeBoy
American pro golfer
- Curtis Emerson LeMayBoy
U.S. Air Force general and politician
- Curtis Muhammad ConwayBoy
Jr. (b. 2008), son of former American professional boxer Laila Ali
- Jamie Lee CurtisGirl
American actress
- Elizbeth Curtis SittenfeldGirl
writer
Curtis in pop culture
- PonyboyBoy
Sodapop, and Darrel "Darry" Curtis, fictional characters and brothers from the novel "The Outsiders" that was written by S. E. Hinton
- Jackson CurtisBoy
main character from movie "2012"
- Curtis MorganBoy
character from movie "The Pelican Brief"
- Curtis ManningBoy
character in TV's "24"
- Dr. Curtis "Curt" ConnorsBoy
also known as Lizard, character in Marvel Universe
- Curtis WilkinsBoy
title character from comic strip "Curtis"
- CurtisBoy
character in "Stargate Universe"
- Curtis DonovanBoy
character in British TV series "Misfits"
- CurtisBoy
servant of Petruchio in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
- Curtis EverettBoy
main character in movie "Snowpiercer"
- Curtis HoltBoy
aka Mr Terrific, character on TV's "Arrow"
- Savannah CurtisGirl
main character in the movie & movie "Dear John"
- Kate CurtisGirl
from the movie "2012"