Recorded 1980–2000 Girls' name Peak 1980 63 births

Courteny — girls' name

63 babies named Courteny in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s292000s6
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Courteny was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Courteny in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courteny

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Courteny between 1980 and 2000, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courteny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courteny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Courteny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courteny 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 63 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.

Courteny at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

63

Since 1980

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1980

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2000

Courteny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1980

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 20001999199519941991199019891988198719851980 8

Courteny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 46% of Courteny's all-time total
1980s281990s292000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courteny?
63 babies have been named Courteny since 1980. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Courteny most popular?
Courteny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Courteny been used?
Courteny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 21 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Courteny?
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, 1980–2000 (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.