Girls' name · since 1976
Cortny
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Cortny, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cortny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 197 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortny has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2001.
- #19,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortny ranks #19,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cortny's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cortny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cortny's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cortny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Cortny by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (114 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Cortny's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cortny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 114 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Cortny's decade-level peak was the 1990s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cortny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1976–2001 (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 Cortny 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.