Given name
Kurtiss
“a courtier”
Kurtiss is a variant of Kurtis. One French interpretation is “a courtier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kurtiss is a variant of Kurtis. One French interpretation is “a courtier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kurtiss is a variant of Kurtis. An origin associated with Kurtis is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kurtiss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 245 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kurtiss’s family of names
Kurtiss has a related form in Kurtis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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