Girls' name · since 1968
Courteney
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,124 babies named Courteney, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,124
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courteney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,124 have been recorded since 1968.
Courteney has 1,124 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2008.
- #6,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,124 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courteney ranks #6,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,124 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,124
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courteney's 1,124 recorded births place it above 90.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Courteney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Courteney's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 170, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Courteney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Courteney popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1980 (Courteney as boys' name)
Courteney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (575 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Courteney's strongest decade.
575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Courteney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
575 births
- 2000s 185
2000s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 575 births (51% of all-time use).
How Courteney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Courteney's total volume
Courteney by state
Where Courteney concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 35 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 26 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.6% |
72 of 1,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Courteney appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Courteney's data
- Courteney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (575 total births); usage has since declined to 185 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Courteneys (72 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Courteney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Courteney 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.