Courtnay
- Last seen for girls in 1998 at #10,122
- Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
- Given to girls 97.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1966 · 22 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 467since 1965
Courtnay over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Courtnay has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | — | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | — | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | — | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1965
The first year at least five girls were named Courtnay! It came in at #5,289, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1999–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Courtnay is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Courtnay in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Courtnay
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1965
- Peaked 1966 at #2,586 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 66,706
- Highest: 1 in 66,706 girls born in 1974 were named Courtnay (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 220,869 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,586 in 1966, was only 1 in 76,917 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 34.7% of all girls named Courtnay (162) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1960s | 63 | #2,586 (1966) | #4,069 |
| 1970s | 133 | #3,110 (1974) | #5,038 |
| 1980s | 162 | #3,517 (1985) | #4,859 |
| 1990s | 109 | #5,060 (1990) | #7,638 |
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.
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