Girls' name · peaked in 1990
Courtney name popularity since 1925
280,431 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Courtney (92.0% girls, 8.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Courtney is about 36 years old in 2026. Courtney peaked in 1990 as the #17 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 280,431
- Named Courtney, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,335 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 92.0% girls
- 258,074 girls · 22,357 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 1.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Courtney made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Courtney births per year, 1925–2025
1990 was the biggest year for Courtney both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1972 and 1977, Courtney became 5.6× more common, from 1 in 2,270 baby girls to 1 in 403.
- Steepest fall: Between 1996 and 2001, its share of baby girls fell by 64%, from 1 in 155 to 1 in 431.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Courtney's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Courtney.
Decade by decade
Babies named Courtney in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 69 | 236 | – |
| 1930s | 102 | 398 | #3,211 |
| 1940s | 302 | 627 | #1,521 |
| 1950s | 449 | 775 | #1,466 |
| 1960s | 3,239 | 1,604 | #613 |
| 1970s | 23,991 | 4,554 | #102 |
| 1980s | 84,309 | 7,745 | #43 |
| 1990s | 113,290 | 3,522 | #17 |
| 2000s | 26,979 | 1,530 | #157 |
| 2010s | 4,661 | 1,079 | #754 |
| 2020–25 | 683 | 287 | #2,335 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
63.7% of babies named Courtney from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Courtney is most popular
The index compares Courtney's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Courtney.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1.60× | 7,945 |
| Delaware | 1.40× | 805 |
| Georgia | 1.38× | 10,541 |
| New Hampshire | 1.37× | 1,193 |
| Alabama | 1.35× | 6,618 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Courtney and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney (this page) | 258,074 | 1990 |
| Kourtney | 13,925 | 1990 |
| Courtnie | 2,114 | 1994 |
| Courtnee | 1,627 | 1990 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Courtney's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Courtney.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Courtney (1990).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data