Girls' name · since 1965
Courtnay
Courtnay has 467 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courtnay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 467 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtnay has been recorded 467 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1998.
- #12,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 467 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtnay ranks #12,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 467 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courtnay's 467 recorded births place it above 82.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Courtnay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Courtnay's full recorded timeline at 1982, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Courtnay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1998
- Peak year (1985)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Courtnay popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1989 (Courtnay as boys' name)
Courtnay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (162 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Courtnay's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Courtnay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 162 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Courtnay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 1990s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Courtnay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1965–1998 (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 Courtnay 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.