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

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Peak · girls
#17
1990 · 15,380 births
Debut · girls
1881
6 births
In top 100 · girls
27 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
258,399
since 1881

Courtney over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #17, 1990peak #254, 1977girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,32678#3,12838
2024#1,98099#3,16138
2023#1,890105#3,17738
2022#1,720121#2,43857
2021#1,680123#2,46454
2020#1,389157#2,21262
2019#1,233190#2,52552
2018#1,186202#1,92077
2017#952277#1,82082
2016#822349#1,522110
2015#754374#1,491111
2014#678419#1,321132
2013#534558#1,370123
2012#480639#1,280137
2011#418753#1,319129
2010#354900#1,349126
2009#3081,062#1,278137
2008#2701,268#1,198147
2007#2331,514#1,149155
2006#1911,835#1,058169
2005#1572,195#1,143141
2004#1212,763#1,101143
2003#1033,348#1,125135
2002#883,580#1,060143
2001#734,175#897175
2000#595,239#859185
1999#446,559#799191
1998#397,555#710234
1997#289,035#669244
1996#2111,344#658253
1995#1712,775#621275
1994#2212,020#567326
1993#2012,577#534370
1992#2112,604#489419
1991#1913,441#423535
1990#1715,380#357675
1989#2113,452#303793
1988#2412,043#273844
1987#338,909#284759
1986#359,122#274778
1985#437,531#281731
1984#467,150#269773
1983#446,748#287708
1982#437,100#274763
1981#436,636#280736
1980#485,618#256860
1979#714,321#263802
1978#684,031#261777
1977#763,808#254797
1976#763,619#325539
1975#1022,775#385409
1974#1242,336#403371
1973#292813#533219
1972#337671#554207
1971#319834#535224
1970#334783#559209
1969#339698#546206
1968#348648#555185
1967#389558#558179
1966#482372#544199
1965#613252#560184
1964#667234#644146
1963#810164#647148
1962#863150#763100
1961#1,090101#659141
1960#1,39362#723116
1959#1,37061#84380
1958#1,26670#85578
1957#1,45853#86176
1956#1,79635#80985
1955#1,46348#85574
1954#1,58541#75888
1953#1,83430#83075
1952#1,64135#79478
1951#1,52838#80377
1950#1,49538#85064
1949#1,48938#79176
1948#1,37045#78376
1947#1,46141#72789
1946#1,61730#82663
1945#1,51429#70973
1944#1,43332#75468
1943#1,70325#88557
1942#1,86021#87656
1941#1,56925#1,12934
1940#2,02916#1,10735
1939#2,12515#1,23828
1938#2,02116#89749
1937#2,44812#94244
1936#2,52111#1,14233
1935#3,1568#96943
1934#2,28913#1,07737
1933—#1,18131
1932#2,36513#1,11037
1931—#82558
1930#2,30614#1,13238
1929#2,92110#86958
1928#2,28415#1,12539
1927#2,43314#1,08043
1926#2,16517#1,01846
1925#2,61713#95650
1924#2,30816#1,00549
1923#3,3509#99249
1922#2,38715#1,02348
1921#2,28216#1,15938
1920#1,81622#98748
1919#2,06317#95949
1918#2,82211#1,01244
1917#3,0929#1,11336
1916#1,86718#1,07236
1915#2,52611#94144
1914#1,48019#1,12726
1913#2,1649#1,04923
1912#1,9819#93523
1911#1,6569#1,7405
1910#1,7738#98111
1909#1,29011#1,4405
1908—#82511
1907—#9998
1906#1,7276—
1905#1,16211—
1904—#9667
1903#1,5926#7839
1902—#1,1375
1901—#7279
1900#1,23110#83610
1899#1,1818#7868
1898#1,7005#8857
1897#1,1678#9426
1896#1,5835#8268
1895#1,2028#8727
1894—#7878
1893——
1892#1,2786—
1891—#6359
1890#1,2106—
1889—#58111
1888#1,2765#7049
1887#1,0366—
1886——
1885#7938#9365
1884—#9715
1883#7547—
1882#9085—
1881#7406—
1880——
First appearance
1881

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.

Where Courtney is popular in 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 489 girlsAKMaine: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 824 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #235 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 853 girlsNHWashington: #318 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsWAIdaho: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 921 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #114 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 338 girlsNDMinnesota: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsMNIllinois: #260 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsILWisconsin: #245 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsWIMichigan: #307 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsMINew York: #266 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsNYMassachusetts: #236 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedRIOregon: #402 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsORNevada: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedSDIowa: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsIAIndiana: #248 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,121 girlsINOhio: #172 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 817 girlsOHPennsylvania: #237 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsPANew Jersey: #279 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsNJConnecticut: #448 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsCTCalifornia: #552 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsCAUtah: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsUTColorado: #303 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsCONebraska: #365 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 841 girlsMOKentucky: #147 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 632 girlsKYWest Virginia: #146 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 530 girlsWVVirginia: #179 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 800 girlsVAMaryland: #157 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 665 girlsMDDelaware: #113 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 361 girlsDEArizona: #412 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,825 girlsAZNew Mexico: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsNMKansas: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 988 girlsKSArkansas: #216 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 815 girlsARTennessee: #184 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 825 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 907 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 457 girlsDCOklahoma: #168 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 698 girlsOKLouisiana: #333 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsLAMississippi: #198 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 780 girlsMSAlabama: #151 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 677 girlsALGeorgia: #200 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 960 girlsGAHawaii: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 505 girlsHITexas: #372 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsTXFlorida: #286 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#113 · 1 in 361
  2. North Dakota#114 · 1 in 338
  3. West Virginia#146 · 1 in 530
  4. Kentucky#147 · 1 in 632
  5. Alabama#151 · 1 in 677

Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#11381 in 361
North Dakota#11481 in 338
West Virginia#146131 in 530
Kentucky#147321 in 632
Alabama#151311 in 677
Maryland#157381 in 665
District of Columbia#16671 in 457
Hawaii#16771 in 505
Oklahoma#168251 in 698
Ohio#172691 in 817
Virginia#179471 in 800
Tennessee#184391 in 825
Alaska#18651 in 489
Missouri#189351 in 841
Mississippi#198161 in 780
North Carolina#199531 in 907
Georgia#200551 in 960
Arkansas#216151 in 815
Maine#23251 in 824
New Hampshire#23551 in 853
Massachusetts#236261 in 1,047
Pennsylvania#237481 in 1,153
Idaho#24581 in 921
Wisconsin#245251 in 1,002
Indiana#248291 in 1,121
Minnesota#252241 in 1,073
Illinois#260551 in 1,204
Kansas#264141 in 988
New York#266711 in 1,345
South Carolina#266171 in 1,129
Utah#278171 in 1,163
New Jersey#279291 in 1,355
Florida#286571 in 1,510
Colorado#303201 in 1,225
Michigan#307301 in 1,482
Washington#318231 in 1,398
Iowa#319101 in 1,353
Louisiana#333141 in 1,445
Nevada#35391 in 1,352
Nebraska#36561 in 1,387
Texas#372901 in 1,864
New Mexico#39261 in 1,410
Oregon#402101 in 1,659
Arizona#412201 in 1,825
Connecticut#44861 in 2,168
California#552771 in 2,978
Montana———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Courtney
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
109 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1990 at #17 (15,380 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1976–2002
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1962–2017
Share of babies · girls
1 in 123
  • Highest: 1 in 123 girls born in 1990 were named Courtney (0.81%)
  • Latest: 1 in 20,606 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 43.8% of all girls named Courtney (113,290) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1962
  • Mostly boys until 1961, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s37#740 (1881)#918
1890s46#1,167 (1897)#1,332
1900s44#1,162 (1905)#1,400
1910s120#1,480 (1914)#2,142
1920s147#1,816 (1920)#2,456
1930s102#2,021 (1938)#2,404
1940s302#1,370 (1948)#1,605
1950s449#1,266 (1958)#1,544
1960s3,239#339 (1969)#699
1970s23,991#68 (1978)#180
1980s84,309#21 (1989)#38
1990s113,290#17 (1990)#25
2000s26,979#59 (2000)#160
2010s4,661#354 (2010)#741
2020s683#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 2008

girls
#270
1,268 births · 1 in 1,491 girls
boys
#1,198
147 births · 1 in 13,879 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #270Courtney1,268

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #1,198Courtney147
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,491 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 98.7% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #267Esther1,282
  2. #268Allyson1,275
  3. #269Kamryn1,271
  4. #270Courtney1,268
  5. #271Cecilia1,259
  6. #272Madeleine1,252
  7. #273Aniya1,251
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 13,879 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 91.8% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #1,192Jonatan148
  2. #1,192Kannon148
  3. #1,192Stephon148
  4. #1,198Courtney147
  5. #1,198Corban147
  6. #1,198Dontae147
  7. #1,198Markel147
  8. #1,205Benito146
  9. #1,205Grayden146
  10. #1,205Mordechai146

Tied with 6 names at #1,198; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2008 →