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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1990 · 15,380 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 258,399since 1881
Courtney over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,326 | 78 | #3,128 | 38 |
| 2024 | #1,980 | 99 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | #1,890 | 105 | #3,177 | 38 |
| 2022 | #1,720 | 121 | #2,438 | 57 |
| 2021 | #1,680 | 123 | #2,464 | 54 |
| 2020 | #1,389 | 157 | #2,212 | 62 |
| 2019 | #1,233 | 190 | #2,525 | 52 |
| 2018 | #1,186 | 202 | #1,920 | 77 |
| 2017 | #952 | 277 | #1,820 | 82 |
| 2016 | #822 | 349 | #1,522 | 110 |
| 2015 | #754 | 374 | #1,491 | 111 |
| 2014 | #678 | 419 | #1,321 | 132 |
| 2013 | #534 | 558 | #1,370 | 123 |
| 2012 | #480 | 639 | #1,280 | 137 |
| 2011 | #418 | 753 | #1,319 | 129 |
| 2010 | #354 | 900 | #1,349 | 126 |
| 2009 | #308 | 1,062 | #1,278 | 137 |
| 2008 | #270 | 1,268 | #1,198 | 147 |
| 2007 | #233 | 1,514 | #1,149 | 155 |
| 2006 | #191 | 1,835 | #1,058 | 169 |
| 2005 | #157 | 2,195 | #1,143 | 141 |
| 2004 | #121 | 2,763 | #1,101 | 143 |
| 2003 | #103 | 3,348 | #1,125 | 135 |
| 2002 | #88 | 3,580 | #1,060 | 143 |
| 2001 | #73 | 4,175 | #897 | 175 |
| 2000 | #59 | 5,239 | #859 | 185 |
| 1999 | #44 | 6,559 | #799 | 191 |
| 1998 | #39 | 7,555 | #710 | 234 |
| 1997 | #28 | 9,035 | #669 | 244 |
| 1996 | #21 | 11,344 | #658 | 253 |
| 1995 | #17 | 12,775 | #621 | 275 |
| 1994 | #22 | 12,020 | #567 | 326 |
| 1993 | #20 | 12,577 | #534 | 370 |
| 1992 | #21 | 12,604 | #489 | 419 |
| 1991 | #19 | 13,441 | #423 | 535 |
| 1990 | #17 | 15,380 | #357 | 675 |
| 1989 | #21 | 13,452 | #303 | 793 |
| 1988 | #24 | 12,043 | #273 | 844 |
| 1987 | #33 | 8,909 | #284 | 759 |
| 1986 | #35 | 9,122 | #274 | 778 |
| 1985 | #43 | 7,531 | #281 | 731 |
| 1984 | #46 | 7,150 | #269 | 773 |
| 1983 | #44 | 6,748 | #287 | 708 |
| 1982 | #43 | 7,100 | #274 | 763 |
| 1981 | #43 | 6,636 | #280 | 736 |
| 1980 | #48 | 5,618 | #256 | 860 |
| 1979 | #71 | 4,321 | #263 | 802 |
| 1978 | #68 | 4,031 | #261 | 777 |
| 1977 | #76 | 3,808 | #254 | 797 |
| 1976 | #76 | 3,619 | #325 | 539 |
| 1975 | #102 | 2,775 | #385 | 409 |
| 1974 | #124 | 2,336 | #403 | 371 |
| 1973 | #292 | 813 | #533 | 219 |
| 1972 | #337 | 671 | #554 | 207 |
| 1971 | #319 | 834 | #535 | 224 |
| 1970 | #334 | 783 | #559 | 209 |
| 1969 | #339 | 698 | #546 | 206 |
| 1968 | #348 | 648 | #555 | 185 |
| 1967 | #389 | 558 | #558 | 179 |
| 1966 | #482 | 372 | #544 | 199 |
| 1965 | #613 | 252 | #560 | 184 |
| 1964 | #667 | 234 | #644 | 146 |
| 1963 | #810 | 164 | #647 | 148 |
| 1962 | #863 | 150 | #763 | 100 |
| 1961 | #1,090 | 101 | #659 | 141 |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | #723 | 116 |
| 1959 | #1,370 | 61 | #843 | 80 |
| 1958 | #1,266 | 70 | #855 | 78 |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 53 | #861 | 76 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #809 | 85 |
| 1955 | #1,463 | 48 | #855 | 74 |
| 1954 | #1,585 | 41 | #758 | 88 |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 | #830 | 75 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #794 | 78 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 | #803 | 77 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #850 | 64 |
| 1949 | #1,489 | 38 | #791 | 76 |
| 1948 | #1,370 | 45 | #783 | 76 |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | #727 | 89 |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | #826 | 63 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | #709 | 73 |
| 1944 | #1,433 | 32 | #754 | 68 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #885 | 57 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #876 | 56 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #1,129 | 34 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #897 | 49 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #942 | 44 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #969 | 43 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #1,077 | 37 |
| 1933 | — | #1,181 | 31 | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #1,110 | 37 |
| 1931 | — | #825 | 58 | |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #869 | 58 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #1,005 | 49 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #992 | 49 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #1,023 | 48 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #987 | 48 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #959 | 49 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #1,113 | 36 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #941 | 44 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #1,049 | 23 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#15 · 1 in 83
- Kentucky#16 · 1 in 94
- Alabama#20 · 1 in 111
- Maine#21 · 1 in 101
- Mississippi#21 · 1 in 112
Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #15 | 88 | 1 in 83 |
| Kentucky | #16 | 216 | 1 in 94 |
| Alabama | #20 | 187 | 1 in 111 |
| Maine | #21 | 46 | 1 in 101 |
| Mississippi | #21 | 109 | 1 in 112 |
| Nebraska | #21 | 69 | 1 in 117 |
| Louisiana | #24 | 149 | 1 in 147 |
| South Carolina | #24 | 148 | 1 in 113 |
| Missouri | #25 | 205 | 1 in 145 |
| Ohio | #25 | 411 | 1 in 150 |
| Iowa | #26 | 110 | 1 in 128 |
| Kansas | #26 | 91 | 1 in 142 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 46 | 1 in 105 |
| Tennessee | #26 | 251 | 1 in 122 |
| Montana | #27 | 25 | 1 in 114 |
| Utah | #27 | 107 | 1 in 154 |
| Arkansas | #28 | 88 | 1 in 135 |
| Georgia | #28 | 299 | 1 in 149 |
| Indiana | #28 | 216 | 1 in 153 |
| North Dakota | #28 | 24 | 1 in 111 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 27 | 1 in 141 |
| Oklahoma | #29 | 108 | 1 in 157 |
| Delaware | #30 | 25 | 1 in 126 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 13 | 1 in 101 |
| South Dakota | #32 | 22 | 1 in 132 |
| Florida | #33 | 388 | 1 in 191 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 344 | 1 in 169 |
| Virginia | #33 | 226 | 1 in 150 |
| Maryland | #34 | 149 | 1 in 161 |
| Wisconsin | #34 | 152 | 1 in 166 |
| Michigan | #35 | 287 | 1 in 180 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 247 | 1 in 170 |
| Vermont | #35 | 16 | 1 in 121 |
| Oregon | #36 | 86 | 1 in 191 |
| Idaho | #38 | 38 | 1 in 155 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 138 | 1 in 183 |
| Washington | #40 | 145 | 1 in 202 |
| Massachusetts | #41 | 158 | 1 in 202 |
| Colorado | #46 | 100 | 1 in 223 |
| Nevada | #46 | 45 | 1 in 203 |
| Alaska | #53 | 14 | 1 in 185 |
| Illinois | #53 | 260 | 1 in 271 |
| New York | #53 | 368 | 1 in 274 |
| Texas | #53 | 483 | 1 in 297 |
| Rhode Island | #54 | 22 | 1 in 188 |
| Connecticut | #57 | 70 | 1 in 222 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 151 | 1 in 275 |
| Arizona | #70 | 90 | 1 in 325 |
| New Mexico | #76 | 29 | 1 in 292 |
| District of Columbia | #85 | 12 | 1 in 293 |
| California | #105 | 457 | 1 in 484 |
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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | #740 (1881) | #918 |
| 1890s | 46 | #1,167 (1897) | #1,332 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,162 (1905) | #1,400 |
| 1910s | 120 | #1,480 (1914) | #2,142 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,816 (1920) | #2,456 |
| 1930s | 102 | #2,021 (1938) | #2,404 |
| 1940s | 302 | #1,370 (1948) | #1,605 |
| 1950s | 449 | #1,266 (1958) | #1,544 |
| 1960s | 3,239 | #339 (1969) | #699 |
| 1970s | 23,991 | #68 (1978) | #180 |
| 1980s | 84,309 | #21 (1989) | #38 |
| 1990s | 113,290 | #17 (1990) | #25 |
| 2000s | 26,979 | #59 (2000) | #160 |
| 2010s | 4,661 | #354 (2010) | #741 |
| 2020s | 683 | #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 1998
girls
#39
7,555 births · 1 in 234 girls
boys
#710
234 births · 1 in 8,168 boys
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 234 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 99.8% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Courtney
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 8,168 of them was named Courtney, which outranked 93.7% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).