Recorded 1974–2020 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,627 births

Courtnee — girls' name

1,627 babies named Courtnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1051980s3891990s7672000s2822010s772020s7
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Courtnee was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

128 babies were named Courtnee in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courtnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,627 babies named Courtnee between 1974 and 2020, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courtnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courtnee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 767 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Courtnee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 126 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Courtnee in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courtnee 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 1,627 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.

Courtnee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,627

Since 1974

47 years of records

Peak year

1990

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1974

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2020

Courtnee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1974

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
128
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Courtnee popularity over time — boys

9 total births recorded since 1979 (Courtnee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 1979 9

Courtnee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
767 births that decade — 47% of Courtnee's all-time total
1970s1051980s3891990s7672000s2822010s772020s7

Courtnee by state

Where Courtnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Courtnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
126 7.7%
#2 California
68 4.2%
#3 Michigan
28 1.7%
#4 Florida
25 1.5%
#5 Ohio
17 1.0%
#6 Arizona
11 0.7%
#7 Indiana
10 0.6%
#8 New York
10 0.6%
Texas share of Courtnee's total US births 7.7%
Even split

126 of 1,627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Courtnee appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtnee?
1,627 babies have been named Courtnee since 1974. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 128 births.
When was Courtnee most popular?
Courtnee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 767 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Courtnee most popular?
The top states for the name Courtnee are Texas (126 births), California (68 births), Michigan (28 births).
How long has the name Courtnee been used?
Courtnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 47 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Courtnee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtnie, Courtenay, Courteney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2020 (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.