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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 432 girlsAKMaine: #145 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 572 girlsMEVermont: #82 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 314 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #47 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 176 girlsNHWashington: #106 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 462 girlsWAIdaho: #93 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 343 girlsIDMontana: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 547 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 686 girlsNDMinnesota: #117 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 525 girlsMNIllinois: #94 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 422 girlsILWisconsin: #119 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 538 girlsWIMichigan: #95 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 457 girlsMINew York: #134 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 653 girlsNYMassachusetts: #97 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 426 girlsMARhode Island: #92 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 359 girlsRIOregon: #87 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 396 girlsORNevada: #104 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 373 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Courtney, so not publishedSDIowa: #102 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 444 girlsIAIndiana: #77 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 378 girlsINOhio: #123 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 578 girlsOHPennsylvania: #109 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 485 girlsPANew Jersey: #107 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 486 girlsNJConnecticut: #82 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 329 girlsCTCalifornia: #116 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 554 girlsCAUtah: #141 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 617 girlsUTColorado: #114 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 478 girlsCONebraska: #85 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 338 girlsNEMissouri: #88 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 405 girlsMOKentucky: #154 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 731 girlsKYWest Virginia: #110 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 487 girlsWVVirginia: #74 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 322 girlsVAMaryland: #87 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 376 girlsMDDelaware: #101 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 340 girlsDEArizona: #133 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 562 girlsAZNew Mexico: #350 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsNMKansas: #87 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 419 girlsKSArkansas: #66 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 287 girlsARTennessee: #97 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 456 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #102 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 462 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 592 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 256 girlsDCOklahoma: #70 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 313 girlsOKLouisiana: #65 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 284 girlsLAMississippi: #116 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 471 girlsMSAlabama: #142 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 624 girlsALGeorgia: #99 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 442 girlsGAHawaii: #110 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 410 girlsHITexas: #80 for girls · 253 births · 1 in 378 girlsTXFlorida: #136 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 646 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#47 · 1 in 176
  2. Louisiana#65 · 1 in 284
  3. Arkansas#66 · 1 in 287
  4. District of Columbia#69 · 1 in 256
  5. Oklahoma#70 · 1 in 313

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#47241 in 176
Louisiana#65901 in 284
Arkansas#66441 in 287
District of Columbia#69231 in 256
Oklahoma#70511 in 313
Virginia#74841 in 322
Indiana#77911 in 378
Texas#802531 in 378
Connecticut#82421 in 329
Vermont#8271 in 314
Nebraska#85281 in 338
Kansas#87301 in 419
Maryland#87471 in 376
Oregon#87331 in 396
Missouri#88721 in 405
Rhode Island#92111 in 359
Idaho#93161 in 343
Illinois#941651 in 422
Michigan#951221 in 457
Massachusetts#97691 in 426
Tennessee#97581 in 456
Georgia#99701 in 442
Delaware#10181 in 340
Iowa#102391 in 444
North Carolina#102701 in 462
Nevada#10471 in 373
Washington#106431 in 462
New Jersey#107741 in 486
Pennsylvania#1091341 in 485
Hawaii#110111 in 410
West Virginia#110231 in 487
Colorado#114331 in 478
California#1162501 in 554
Mississippi#116331 in 471
Minnesota#117461 in 525
Wisconsin#119511 in 538
Ohio#1231201 in 578
Arizona#133271 in 562
New York#1341561 in 653
Alaska#13551 in 432
South Carolina#135281 in 592
Florida#136641 in 646
Montana#13971 in 547
Utah#141201 in 617
Alabama#142351 in 624
Maine#145101 in 572
Kentucky#154321 in 731
North Dakota#16461 in 686
New Mexico#35051 in 1,534
South Dakota———
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 1975

girls
#102
2,775 births · 1 in 525 girls
boys
#385
409 births · 1 in 3,817 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #102Courtney2,775

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #385Courtney409
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 525 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #99Kathryn2,947
  2. #100Diana2,912
  3. #101Samantha2,834
  4. #102Courtney2,775
  5. #103Kristina2,747
  6. #104Ann2,715
  7. #105Victoria2,713
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 3,817 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 93.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Courtney
  1. #381Max415
  2. #383Pablo412
  3. #384Quentin411
  4. #385Courtney409
  5. #385Bill409
  6. #385Robin409
  7. #388Matt408
  8. #389Jamey402
  9. #389Salvatore402

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →