Girls' name · since 1990
Courtlyn
854 babies named Courtlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
854 babies have been named Courtlyn since 1990, making it today's #11284 girls' name.
Courtlyn has 854 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11284 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,284 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 854 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtlyn ranks #8,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,284 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 854 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Courtlyn's 854 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Courtlyn compares
854 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Courtlyn's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Courtlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 854 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Courtlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Courtlyn splits its recorded history at 2008: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Courtlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Courtlyn popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2001 (Courtlyn as boys' name)
Courtlyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (274 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Courtlyn's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Courtlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 274 births (32% of all-time use).
How Courtlyn 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 Courtlyn's total volume
Courtlyn by state
Where Courtlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 85 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 37 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
85 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Courtlyn's data
- Courtlyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Courtlyns (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Courtlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Courtlyn 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.