US rank #9070 Boys' name Peak 1959 333 births

Court — #9070 US boys' name

333 babies named Court in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71940s161950s491960s631970s341980s101990s482000s242010s532020s29
#9070
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Court was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

15 babies were named Court in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Court

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Court between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Court currently holds the #9070 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Court performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Court shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Court 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 333 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.

Court at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

333

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

1959

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#9,070

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Court popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1959)
15
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
05101520 202420142008199519791967196019511924 7

Court by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 19% of Court's all-time total
1920s71940s161950s491960s631970s341980s101990s482000s242010s532020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Court?
333 babies have been named Court since 1924. It currently ranks #9070 among boys. The peak year was 1959 with 15 births.
When was Court most popular?
Court was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Court been used?
Court has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Court?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtland, Coulter, Coulson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1924–2024 (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.