Cortney

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 84.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1990 · 1,261 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,923
since 1963

Cortney over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #226, 1990peak #706, 1983girlsboys
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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—#9,7147
2024—#12,3495
2023#15,1945#6,51713
2022—#7,26211
2021#15,2515#9,7147
2020#13,4536#8,0679
2019#10,4739#8,8898
2018—#6,03614
2017#6,80817#8,1409
2016#8,39313#4,94319
2015#7,61315#5,05818
2014#6,71318#4,39222
2013#6,01721#6,24113
2012#6,57619#4,68620
2011#5,20726#3,79227
2010#4,49432#5,74115
2009#2,85261#3,47631
2008#3,58445#3,42132
2007#2,89062#4,49321
2006#2,18688#4,86518
2005#1,96997#5,57814
2004#1,573125#3,73524
2003#1,318156#3,52825
2002#1,363142#4,50217
2001#1,193171#3,97420
2000#825273#4,20418
1999#755296#2,66532
1998#646357#2,65131
1997#581400#2,31136
1996#510467#2,67928
1995#414620#2,29934
1994#423593#2,21936
1993#341755#1,69951
1992#320854#1,69750
1991#302922#1,10398
1990#2261,261#930123
1989#2621,024#830144
1988#265953#767151
1987#325751#739152
1986#315758#775137
1985#325731#748141
1984#370618#766128
1983#397552#706147
1982#394584#766131
1981#375621#813116
1980#459462#729144
1979#545343#789120
1978#521355#778117
1977#570306#706145
1976#541322#91183
1975#748191#1,06561
1974#793171#1,29043
1973#2,34932#1,61229
1972#2,09337#1,72126
1971#1,82848#1,91622
1970#2,30733#2,39915
1969#2,25432#1,57027
1968#2,78921#1,89418
1967#3,21116#2,03015
1966#3,14816#2,46511
1965#4,20210#2,36612
1964—#2,40912
1963#6,5925#2,41412
1962—#2,36412
1961—#2,9009
1960—#2,68510
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Cortney! It came in at #6,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1964, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cortney is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedNHWashington: #312 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsWAIdaho: #153 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 709 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #347 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsMNIllinois: #444 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,308 girlsILWisconsin: #360 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsWIMichigan: #269 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsMINew York: #520 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,809 girlsNYMassachusetts: #551 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,474 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedRIOregon: #450 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsORNevada: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 751 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsIAIndiana: #236 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsINOhio: #316 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsOHPennsylvania: #354 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsPANew Jersey: #395 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,942 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #539 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 3,754 girlsCAUtah: #233 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsUTColorado: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsCONebraska: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,063 girlsNEMissouri: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsMOKentucky: #360 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsKYWest Virginia: #201 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,848 girlsVAMaryland: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedDEArizona: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,397 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedKSArkansas: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsARTennessee: #255 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,623 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsOKLouisiana: #486 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsLAMississippi: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsMSAlabama: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsALGeorgia: #299 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cortney, so not publishedHITexas: #438 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,984 girlsTXFlorida: #474 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,462 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#153 · 1 in 709
  2. Nevada#166 · 1 in 751
  3. West Virginia#201 · 1 in 1,189
  4. Utah#233 · 1 in 1,285
  5. Indiana#236 · 1 in 1,470

Best ever in a state: #82 in Wyoming, 1988.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#15391 in 709
Nevada#16661 in 751
West Virginia#20191 in 1,189
Utah#233121 in 1,285
Indiana#236231 in 1,470
Tennessee#255171 in 1,623
Iowa#264101 in 1,838
Michigan#269291 in 1,905
Maryland#296111 in 2,048
Georgia#299181 in 1,950
Arkansas#30471 in 1,850
Nebraska#30851 in 2,063
Washington#312141 in 1,948
Ohio#316281 in 2,459
Oklahoma#318111 in 1,984
Colorado#320111 in 1,983
Missouri#332131 in 2,455
Minnesota#347101 in 2,796
Pennsylvania#354241 in 2,831
Kentucky#36081 in 2,816
Wisconsin#360101 in 3,049
Alabama#38481 in 2,720
New Jersey#395131 in 2,942
Mississippi#42561 in 2,540
North Carolina#436101 in 3,337
Texas#438431 in 2,984
Illinois#444221 in 3,308
Oregon#45051 in 3,194
Virginia#46081 in 3,848
Florida#474171 in 3,462
South Carolina#48351 in 3,552
Louisiana#48691 in 3,419
Arizona#51661 in 3,397
New York#520271 in 3,809
California#539501 in 3,754
Massachusetts#55161 in 5,474
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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 Cortney
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 1,556 spots in 1974 (#2,349 → #793)
  • Biggest drop: 368 spots in 2001 (#825 → #1,193)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 1990 at #226 (1,261 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1974–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,506
  • Highest: 1 in 1,506 girls born in 1990 were named Cortney (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,916 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 41.7% of all girls named Cortney (7,054) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2020
  • Mostly girls until 2019, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s100#2,254 (1969)#3,699
1970s1,838#521 (1978)#1,230
1980s7,054#262 (1989)#349
1990s6,525#226 (1990)#452
2000s1,220#825 (2000)#1,975
2010s170#4,494 (2010)#6,922
2020s16#13,453 (2020)#14,633

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.

Cortney in 1983

girls
#397
552 births · 1 in 3,026 girls
boys
#706
147 births · 1 in 12,194 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #397Cortney552

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #706Cortney147
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 3,026 of them was named Cortney, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cortney
  1. #394Elise556
  2. #395Kira555
  3. #396Sherri554
  4. #397Cortney552
  5. #398Alexandria551
  6. #398Emma551
  7. #400Kristal545
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 12,194 of them was named Cortney, which outranked 90.4% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cortney
  1. #703Archie148
  2. #703Dave148
  3. #703Leonel148
  4. #706Cortney147
  5. #706Kirby147
  6. #706Lukas147
  7. #709Donny146
  8. #709Kenton146
  9. #709Osvaldo146

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →