Kurtis is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kurtis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kurtis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kurtis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kurtis is a boy name of Old French origin meaning “courteous, polite”. A variant spelling of Curtis.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 18,163 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,683 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 84 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 112 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 15 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kurtis per year, United States (1934 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (624/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (214/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (19/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1995 (10/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1992 (3/yr).
Kurtis has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #768 nationally (given to 627 babies that year).
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