Council vs Courtney

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

Name A

Council

Boy name

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Name B

Courtney

Girl name · Rank #1974

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Metric Council Courtney
Current Rank Unranked #1974
Total Births (all years) 263 258,319
Peak Year 1917 1990
Peak Year Births 12 15,380
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1904 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Council Courtney
1880ss — 37
1890ss — 46
1900ss 7 44
1910ss 55 120
1920ss 74 147
1930ss 60 102
1940ss 42 302
1950ss 25 449
1960ss — 3,239
1970ss — 23,992
1980ss — 84,310
1990ss — 113,289
2000ss — 26,978
2010ss — 4,659
2020ss — 605

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Council 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, 1904–1954.

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