Recorded 1974–2022 Girls' name Peak 1990 823 births

Cortni — girls' name

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.

1970s711980s2841990s3392000s1162010s82020s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cortni was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

52 babies were named Cortni in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortni

The Social Security Administration has registered 823 babies named Cortni between 1974 and 2022, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cortni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortni performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cortni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cortni in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortni in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 823 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cortni at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

823

Since 1974

49 years of records

Peak year

1990

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1974

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cortni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1974

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
52
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Cortni by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
339 births that decade — 41% of Cortni's all-time total
1970s711980s2841990s3392000s1162010s82020s5

Cortni by state

Where Cortni concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cortni
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%
Texas share of Cortni's total US births 3.9%
Even split

32 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortni?
823 babies have been named Cortni since 1974. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 52 births.
When was Cortni most popular?
Cortni was most popular in the 1990s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Cortni most popular?
The top states for the name Cortni are Texas (32 births), California (17 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Cortni been used?
Cortni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 49 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cortni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.