Girls' name · since 1983

Courtne

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Courtne, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,459 of 72,339
all-time among girls
81
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade

Courtne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 81 have been recorded since 1983.

Courtne has 81 recorded births among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 1996.

  • #29,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 81 born since 1983
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtne ranks #29,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,459 of 72,339
all-time among girls
81
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Courtne's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Courtne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Courtne's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Courtne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 198319841985198619871989199019911993199419951996 5

Courtne by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 56% of the file).

1990s was Courtne's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Courtne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtne?
81 babies have been named Courtne since 1983. All-time, it sits at #29,459 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
Where does Courtne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtne ranks #29,459 of 72,339 girls' 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 Courtne most popular?
Courtne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Courtne been used?
Records for Courtne go back to 1983, giving 14 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Courtne?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Courtne: 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, 1983–1996 (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 Courtne 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.