Girls' name · since 1981
Courney
69 babies named Courney in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courney has been recorded 69 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1995.
- #31,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courney ranks #31,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courney's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Courney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Courney's full recorded timeline at 1989, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Courney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1995
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Courney by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Courney's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Courney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (67% of all-time use).
Courney by state
Where Courney concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 7.2% |
5 of 69 births nationwide.
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What to do with Courney's data
- Courney's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1990s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Courneys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Courney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1981–1995 (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 Courney 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.