Boy name Old French origin

Curtis

KUR-tis · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Courteous or polite
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#927
2024 births249
Peak year1962
First appeared1880
Total US births260,314
1962 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Curt
Alternate spellings
Kurtis
In other languages
Curtius

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