Courtland
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #3,583 for boys in 2025, 31 births
Given to boys 94.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,855since 1886
Courtland 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 | — | #3,583 | 31 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | — | #3,347 | 35 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #3,344 | 35 |
| 2021 | — | #3,582 | 31 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,497 | 31 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #3,571 | 31 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #2,943 | 40 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #2,993 | 39 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #2,809 | 42 |
| 2014 | — | #2,885 | 40 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #2,763 | 42 |
| 2012 | — | #2,632 | 46 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #2,173 | 60 |
| 2010 | — | #3,308 | 33 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,946 | 40 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #2,684 | 45 |
| 2006 | — | #2,979 | 37 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,528 | 44 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,599 | 41 | |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #2,545 | 40 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #2,249 | 46 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #2,050 | 51 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,725 | 65 |
| 1999 | — | #1,517 | 74 | |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #1,372 | 85 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #1,075 | 118 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #1,030 | 119 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #1,221 | 90 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #1,146 | 98 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #1,007 | 118 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #1,090 | 102 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #990 | 117 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #1,238 | 79 |
| 1989 | — | #1,411 | 60 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,118 | 80 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,161 | 68 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #1,723 | 33 |
| 1983 | — | #1,955 | 27 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #2,059 | 26 |
| 1981 | — | #1,500 | 41 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,410 | 45 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,352 | 47 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,068 | 23 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,490 | 38 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,948 | 24 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,618 | 30 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,514 | 32 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,396 | 36 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,977 | 18 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,487 | 28 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,042 | 16 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,724 | 21 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,494 | 11 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,826 | 18 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,900 | 17 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,582 | 23 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,646 | 21 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,400 | 23 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,381 | 25 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,903 | 14 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,643 | 19 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,408 | 12 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,787 | 19 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,589 | 23 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,509 | 25 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,882 | 17 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,313 | 29 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
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| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Courtland! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Courtland is popular in 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#360 · 1 in 2,383
- Missouri#452 · 1 in 5,324
- North Carolina#461 · 1 in 4,605
- Tennessee#549 · 1 in 7,071
- Texas#787 · 1 in 10,947
Best ever in a state: #310 in Arkansas, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #360 | 13 | 1 in 2,383 |
| Missouri | #452 | 7 | 1 in 5,324 |
| North Carolina | #461 | 10 | 1 in 4,605 |
| Tennessee | #549 | 5 | 1 in 7,071 |
| Texas | #787 | 14 | 1 in 10,947 |
| Georgia | #804 | 5 | 1 in 9,730 |
| Illinois | #921 | 6 | 1 in 14,583 |
| California | #1,452 | 9 | 1 in 31,983 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Courtland
- 422 spots since 2024 (#3,161 → #3,583)
- 86 spots since 2020 (#3,497 → #3,583)
- 774 spots since 2015 (#2,809 → #3,583)
- Biggest jump: 248 spots in 1991 (#1,238 → #990)
- Biggest drop: 100 spots in 1992 (#990 → #1,090)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1888 at #917 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1886–1991
- Highest: 1 in 15,918 boys born in 1996 were named Courtland (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 55,099 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #917 in 1888, was only 1 in 20,142 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.9% of all boys named Courtland (1,000) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #917 (1888) | #938 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 6 | #943 (1901) | #943 |
| 1910s | 131 | #1,313 (1918) | #1,752 |
| 1920s | 199 | #1,509 (1921) | #1,786 |
| 1930s | 146 | #1,559 (1930) | #1,943 |
| 1940s | 177 | #1,381 (1942) | #1,756 |
| 1950s | 172 | #1,553 (1951) | #1,973 |
| 1960s | 174 | #1,487 (1964) | #1,989 |
| 1970s | 316 | #1,352 (1979) | #1,643 |
| 1980s | 470 | #1,118 (1988) | #1,533 |
| 1990s | 1,000 | #990 (1991) | #1,169 |
| 2000s | 453 | #1,725 (2000) | #2,506 |
| 2010s | 399 | #2,173 (2011) | #3,007 |
| 2020s | 201 | #3,161 (2024) | #3,419 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Courtland in 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 234,376 of them was named Courtland, which outranked 39.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,588Zola9
- #8,588Zoua9
- #8,588Zuleica9
- #9,336Courtland8
- #9,336Aaisha8
- #9,336Aaryn8
- #9,336Abbigale8
- #10,271Abelina7
- #10,271Abeni7
- #10,271Abiola7
Tied with 934 names at #9,336; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 17,268 of them was named Courtland, which outranked 89.7% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #987Cristobal118
- #987Denver118
- #987Montrell118
- #990Courtland117
- #990Deante117
- #990Jeffry117
- #990Kendell117
- #995Dequan116
- #995Laurence116
- #995Misael116
Tied with 4 names at #990; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.