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.
Where Courtney is popular in 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#379 · 1 in 1,608
- Mississippi#458 · 1 in 1,879
- Oklahoma#462 · 1 in 1,874
- Illinois#478 · 1 in 2,359
- Maryland#496 · 1 in 2,210
Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #379 | 13 | 1 in 1,608 |
| Mississippi | #458 | 6 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Oklahoma | #462 | 9 | 1 in 1,874 |
| Illinois | #478 | 25 | 1 in 2,359 |
| Maryland | #496 | 11 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Pennsylvania | #512 | 20 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Georgia | #523 | 19 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Florida | #552 | 29 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Michigan | #554 | 15 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Arkansas | #557 | 5 | 1 in 2,321 |
| Utah | #566 | 7 | 1 in 2,588 |
| Virginia | #568 | 13 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Ohio | #588 | 17 | 1 in 3,114 |
| Indiana | #602 | 10 | 1 in 3,054 |
| North Carolina | #626 | 14 | 1 in 3,223 |
| Missouri | #653 | 8 | 1 in 3,389 |
| New York | #685 | 26 | 1 in 3,556 |
| Alabama | #687 | 6 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Washington | #694 | 9 | 1 in 3,489 |
| Tennessee | #750 | 8 | 1 in 3,889 |
| Colorado | #783 | 6 | 1 in 3,874 |
| California | #881 | 39 | 1 in 5,376 |
| New Jersey | #928 | 7 | 1 in 5,301 |
| Texas | #941 | 30 | 1 in 5,559 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 4,263 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 96.5% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 14,552 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 90.6% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,318Austyn133
- #1,318Ethen133
- #1,318Keyon133
- #1,321Courtney132
- #1,321Addison132
- #1,321Andreas132
- #1,321Elvin132
- #1,329Bear131
- #1,329Elan131
- #1,329Izaac131
Tied with 7 names at #1,321; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.