Courtney
#2,326 for girls in 2025, 78 births · #3,128 for boys in 2025, 38 births
Given to girls 91.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1990 · 15,380 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 258,399since 1881
Courtney over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,326 | 78 | #3,128 | 38 |
| 2024 | #1,980 | 99 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | #1,890 | 105 | #3,177 | 38 |
| 2022 | #1,720 | 121 | #2,438 | 57 |
| 2021 | #1,680 | 123 | #2,464 | 54 |
| 2020 | #1,389 | 157 | #2,212 | 62 |
| 2019 | #1,233 | 190 | #2,525 | 52 |
| 2018 | #1,186 | 202 | #1,920 | 77 |
| 2017 | #952 | 277 | #1,820 | 82 |
| 2016 | #822 | 349 | #1,522 | 110 |
| 2015 | #754 | 374 | #1,491 | 111 |
| 2014 | #678 | 419 | #1,321 | 132 |
| 2013 | #534 | 558 | #1,370 | 123 |
| 2012 | #480 | 639 | #1,280 | 137 |
| 2011 | #418 | 753 | #1,319 | 129 |
| 2010 | #354 | 900 | #1,349 | 126 |
| 2009 | #308 | 1,062 | #1,278 | 137 |
| 2008 | #270 | 1,268 | #1,198 | 147 |
| 2007 | #233 | 1,514 | #1,149 | 155 |
| 2006 | #191 | 1,835 | #1,058 | 169 |
| 2005 | #157 | 2,195 | #1,143 | 141 |
| 2004 | #121 | 2,763 | #1,101 | 143 |
| 2003 | #103 | 3,348 | #1,125 | 135 |
| 2002 | #88 | 3,580 | #1,060 | 143 |
| 2001 | #73 | 4,175 | #897 | 175 |
| 2000 | #59 | 5,239 | #859 | 185 |
| 1999 | #44 | 6,559 | #799 | 191 |
| 1998 | #39 | 7,555 | #710 | 234 |
| 1997 | #28 | 9,035 | #669 | 244 |
| 1996 | #21 | 11,344 | #658 | 253 |
| 1995 | #17 | 12,775 | #621 | 275 |
| 1994 | #22 | 12,020 | #567 | 326 |
| 1993 | #20 | 12,577 | #534 | 370 |
| 1992 | #21 | 12,604 | #489 | 419 |
| 1991 | #19 | 13,441 | #423 | 535 |
| 1990 | #17 | 15,380 | #357 | 675 |
| 1989 | #21 | 13,452 | #303 | 793 |
| 1988 | #24 | 12,043 | #273 | 844 |
| 1987 | #33 | 8,909 | #284 | 759 |
| 1986 | #35 | 9,122 | #274 | 778 |
| 1985 | #43 | 7,531 | #281 | 731 |
| 1984 | #46 | 7,150 | #269 | 773 |
| 1983 | #44 | 6,748 | #287 | 708 |
| 1982 | #43 | 7,100 | #274 | 763 |
| 1981 | #43 | 6,636 | #280 | 736 |
| 1980 | #48 | 5,618 | #256 | 860 |
| 1979 | #71 | 4,321 | #263 | 802 |
| 1978 | #68 | 4,031 | #261 | 777 |
| 1977 | #76 | 3,808 | #254 | 797 |
| 1976 | #76 | 3,619 | #325 | 539 |
| 1975 | #102 | 2,775 | #385 | 409 |
| 1974 | #124 | 2,336 | #403 | 371 |
| 1973 | #292 | 813 | #533 | 219 |
| 1972 | #337 | 671 | #554 | 207 |
| 1971 | #319 | 834 | #535 | 224 |
| 1970 | #334 | 783 | #559 | 209 |
| 1969 | #339 | 698 | #546 | 206 |
| 1968 | #348 | 648 | #555 | 185 |
| 1967 | #389 | 558 | #558 | 179 |
| 1966 | #482 | 372 | #544 | 199 |
| 1965 | #613 | 252 | #560 | 184 |
| 1964 | #667 | 234 | #644 | 146 |
| 1963 | #810 | 164 | #647 | 148 |
| 1962 | #863 | 150 | #763 | 100 |
| 1961 | #1,090 | 101 | #659 | 141 |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | #723 | 116 |
| 1959 | #1,370 | 61 | #843 | 80 |
| 1958 | #1,266 | 70 | #855 | 78 |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 53 | #861 | 76 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #809 | 85 |
| 1955 | #1,463 | 48 | #855 | 74 |
| 1954 | #1,585 | 41 | #758 | 88 |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 | #830 | 75 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #794 | 78 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 | #803 | 77 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #850 | 64 |
| 1949 | #1,489 | 38 | #791 | 76 |
| 1948 | #1,370 | 45 | #783 | 76 |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | #727 | 89 |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | #826 | 63 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | #709 | 73 |
| 1944 | #1,433 | 32 | #754 | 68 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #885 | 57 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #876 | 56 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #1,129 | 34 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #897 | 49 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #942 | 44 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #969 | 43 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #1,077 | 37 |
| 1933 | — | #1,181 | 31 | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #1,110 | 37 |
| 1931 | — | #825 | 58 | |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #869 | 58 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #1,005 | 49 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #992 | 49 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #1,023 | 48 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #987 | 48 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #959 | 49 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #1,113 | 36 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #941 | 44 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #1,049 | 23 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Courtney! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
See more about Courtney
- 346 spots since 2024 (#1,980 → #2,326)
- 937 spots since 2020 (#1,389 → #2,326)
- 1,572 spots since 2015 (#754 → #2,326)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1962 (#1,090 → #863)
- Biggest drop: 234 spots in 2018 (#952 → #1,186)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1990 at #17 (15,380 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1976–2002
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1962–2017
- Highest: 1 in 123 girls born in 1990 were named Courtney (0.81%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,606 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 43.8% of all girls named Courtney (113,290) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1961, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | #740 (1881) | #918 |
| 1890s | 46 | #1,167 (1897) | #1,332 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,162 (1905) | #1,400 |
| 1910s | 120 | #1,480 (1914) | #2,142 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,816 (1920) | #2,456 |
| 1930s | 102 | #2,021 (1938) | #2,404 |
| 1940s | 302 | #1,370 (1948) | #1,605 |
| 1950s | 449 | #1,266 (1958) | #1,544 |
| 1960s | 3,239 | #339 (1969) | #699 |
| 1970s | 23,991 | #68 (1978) | #180 |
| 1980s | 84,309 | #21 (1989) | #38 |
| 1990s | 113,290 | #17 (1990) | #25 |
| 2000s | 26,979 | #59 (2000) | #160 |
| 2010s | 4,661 | #354 (2010) | #741 |
| 2020s | 683 | #1,389 (2020) | #1,831 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Courtney in 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 78,055 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 60.9% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,212Vern17
- #2,212Verne17
- #2,212Willamae17
- #2,308Courtney16
- #2,308Adrian16
- #2,308Albena16
- #2,308Aleatha16
- #2,409Abby15
- #2,409Adel15
- #2,409Aldora15
Tied with 100 names at #2,308; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 23,117 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 79.8% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #993Marlyn50
- #993Ramiro50
- #993Reno50
- #1,005Courtney49
- #1,005Auther49
- #1,005Clell49
- #1,005Glynn49
- #1,020Cosmo48
- #1,020Elgin48
- #1,020Esteban48
Tied with 14 names at #1,005; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.