Girls' name · since 1974
Cortni
823 babies named Cortni in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 823
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
823 girls have been named Cortni since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortni has been recorded 823 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2022.
- #8,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 823 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortni ranks #8,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 823 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 823
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cortni's 823 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cortni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cortni splits its recorded history at 1992: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cortni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (1990)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Cortni by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (339 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Cortni's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cortni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
284 births
- 1990s
1990s
339 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 339 births (41% of all-time use).
How Cortni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cortni's total volume
Cortni by state
Where Cortni concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cortni's data
- Cortni's decade-level peak was the 1990s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cortnis (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cortni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cortni draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.