How Many People Are Named Courtenay?

1,318

people named Courtenay are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 259,320 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,435 babies named Courtenay in Social Security records from 1915 to 2005, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#8,861

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#4,951

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Peak Year

1966

78 births

Trend

2005

Last year given

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
84.1%
Male
15.9%

Of the babies given the name Courtenay, 84.1% were girls and 15.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1960s: 87.6% of the babies were girls then and 96.5% in the 1990s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Courtenay alive today is about 47 years old, and 87% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 54 in 2025.

Under 30 71
5.4%
30 to 59 1,144
86.8%
60 and over 103
7.8%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Courtenay first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1966, to 78 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2005.

Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2005

🏆 Rank History

Courtenay has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,324, in 1966. Among boys, its best rank was #2,292, in 1980.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#1,324 (1966)#2,292 (1980)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#2,302 in the 1970s#3,476 in the 1970s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Courtenay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Courtenay were born in New York than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today.

New York 28
California 17
Texas 17
Florida 11
Illinois 9
Missouri 9
Virginia 8
Georgia 6
Ohio 4
District of Columbia 4
Louisiana 4

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