How Many People Are Named Courtney?
people named Courtney are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,261 people in the US has this name
Based on 281,432 babies named Courtney in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
16,055 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose". As a feminine name in America, it first became popular during the 1970s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Courtney in English. Counting Courtney and these spellings together, about 290,358 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Courtney, 92.7% were girls and 7.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Courtney rose from 40.7% in the 1900s to 70.4% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 97%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Courtney alive today is about 35 years old, and 73% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Courtney first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1990, to 16,055 babies. In 2025, 116 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Courtney never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #17, in 1990 and 1995, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1976 to 2002. In 2025 it ranked #2,335.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,335 |
| Best rank | #17 (1990 and 1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1976 to 2002) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #22 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Courtney alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Courtney were born in Texas than in any other state: about 21,452 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Courtney was given 1.8 times as often in Mississippi, 1.7 times in Alabama and 1.7 times in Louisiana.
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