Boys' name · since 1992

Courtlan

28 babies named Courtlan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Courtlan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1992.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtlan has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.

  • #26,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtlan ranks #26,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#26,293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Courtlan's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Courtlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Courtlan's full recorded timeline at 1997, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Courtlan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19921994199720042015 5

Courtlan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).

1990s was Courtlan's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Courtlan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtlan?
28 babies have been named Courtlan since 1992. All-time, it sits at #26,293 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
Where does Courtlan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtlan ranks #26,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Courtlan most popular?
Courtlan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Courtlan been used?
The SSA has tracked Courtlan since 1992 -- 24 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Courtlan?
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.

What to do with Courtlan's data

  • Courtlan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Courtlan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Courtlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2015 (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 Courtlan 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.