Cougar vs Courtney

Side-by-side comparison of Cougar and Courtney — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cougar

Boy name

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Name B

Courtney

Girl name · Rank #1974

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Metric Cougar Courtney
Current Rank Unranked #1974
Total Births (all years) 206 258,319
Peak Year 2007 1990
Peak Year Births 17 15,380
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1987 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Cougar Courtney
1880ss — 37
1890ss — 46
1900ss — 44
1910ss — 120
1920ss — 147
1930ss — 102
1940ss — 302
1950ss — 449
1960ss — 3,239
1970ss — 23,992
1980ss 19 84,310
1990ss 45 113,289
2000ss 125 26,978
2010ss 17 4,659
2020ss — 605

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cougar Courtney
2014 — 419
2015 — 374
2016 — 347
2017 — 277
2018 — 202
2019 — 190
2020 — 157
2021 — 123
2022 — 121
2023 — 105
2024 — 99

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2011.

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