Recorded 1976–2001 Girls' name Peak 1991 197 births

Cortny — girls' name

197 babies named Cortny in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s631990s1142000s13
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cortny was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

20 babies were named Cortny in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortny

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Cortny between 1976 and 2001, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cortny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cortny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortny 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 197 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.

Cortny at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

197

Since 1976

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1976

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2001

Cortny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1976

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
20
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 20011998199519921989198619811976 7

Cortny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
114 births that decade — 58% of Cortny's all-time total
1970s71980s631990s1142000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortny?
197 babies have been named Cortny since 1976. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 20 births.
When was Cortny most popular?
Cortny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Cortny been used?
Cortny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 26 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Cortny?
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.

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, 1976–2001 (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.