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
1990 · 15,380 births
Debut · girls
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedNHWashington: #334 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #469 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,623 girlsMNIllinois: #342 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsILWisconsin: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,652 girlsWIMichigan: #431 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,858 girlsMINew York: #321 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsNYMassachusetts: #256 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,811 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedRIOregon: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,872 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsIAIndiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,979 girlsINOhio: #426 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,934 girlsOHPennsylvania: #399 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,369 girlsPANew Jersey: #322 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsNJConnecticut: #255 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsCTCalifornia: #403 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedUTColorado: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsCONebraska: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsNEMissouri: #373 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,989 girlsMOKentucky: #436 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsKYWest Virginia: #287 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,032 girlsWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsVAMaryland: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedDEArizona: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,585 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedNMKansas: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsKSArkansas: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsARTennessee: #352 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,651 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #384 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,273 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 530 girlsDCOklahoma: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsOKLouisiana: #266 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedMSAlabama: #330 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,175 girlsALGeorgia: #280 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedHITexas: #288 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsTXFlorida: #340 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#127 · 1 in 530
  2. Nebraska#242 · 1 in 1,419
  3. Connecticut#255 · 1 in 1,566
  4. Massachusetts#256 · 1 in 1,811
  5. Oklahoma#261 · 1 in 1,332

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#127191 in 530
Nebraska#24271 in 1,419
Connecticut#255131 in 1,566
Massachusetts#256231 in 1,811
Iowa#261121 in 1,675
Oklahoma#261121 in 1,332
Louisiana#266231 in 1,317
Georgia#280211 in 1,793
Virginia#281171 in 1,938
West Virginia#28761 in 2,032
Texas#288601 in 1,565
Kansas#30181 in 1,726
Maryland#307121 in 2,107
Arkansas#31271 in 1,857
Oregon#31871 in 1,872
New York#321671 in 2,033
New Jersey#322231 in 2,098
Alabama#330121 in 2,175
Washington#334121 in 1,960
Colorado#33881 in 1,945
Florida#340201 in 2,112
Illinois#342351 in 2,391
Tennessee#352111 in 2,651
Missouri#373111 in 2,989
North Carolina#384121 in 3,273
South Carolina#39871 in 2,901
Pennsylvania#399251 in 3,369
California#403621 in 2,481
Indiana#426101 in 3,979
Ohio#426211 in 3,934
Wisconsin#42671 in 4,652
Michigan#431181 in 3,858
Kentucky#43661 in 3,993
Arizona#44351 in 2,585
Minnesota#46951 in 5,623
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
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 1968

girls
#348
648 births · 1 in 2,531 girls
boys
#555
185 births · 1 in 9,394 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #348Courtney648

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #555Courtney185
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 2,531 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 95.8% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #345Miriam653
  2. #346Elisa652
  3. #346Gayle652
  4. #348Courtney648
  5. #349Darcy644
  6. #350Aimee640
  7. #350Daphne640
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 9,394 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #552Jordan188
  2. #552Pierre188
  3. #554Royce186
  4. #555Courtney185
  5. #555Deron185
  6. #555Elbert185
  7. #555Ernie185
  8. #559Anton184
  9. #559Joesph184
  10. #561Chadwick182

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

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →