Recorded 1981–1995 Girls' name Peak 1981 69 births

Courney — girls' name

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.

1980s461990s23
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Courney was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Courney in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courney

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Courney between 1981 and 1995, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Courney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Courney in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courney 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 69 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.

Courney at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

69

Since 1981

15 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1981

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1995

Courney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1981

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 1995199319921990198919881987198519831981 9

Courney by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 67% of Courney's all-time total
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Courney by state

Where Courney concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Courney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.2%
California share of Courney's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courney?
69 babies have been named Courney since 1981. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Courney most popular?
Courney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Courney most popular?
The top states for the name Courney are California (5 births).
How long has the name Courney been used?
Courney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 15 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Courney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtnie, Courtnee, Courtenay, 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, 1981–1995 (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.