Recorded 1980–2011 Girls' name Peak 1990 229 births

Courtnei — girls' name

229 babies named Courtnei in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s591990s1272000s382010s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Courtnei was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

20 babies were named Courtnei in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courtnei

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Courtnei between 1980 and 2011, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courtnei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courtnei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Courtnei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courtnei 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 229 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.

Courtnei at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

229

Since 1980

32 years of records

Peak year

1990

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1980

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2011

Courtnei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1980

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Courtnei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
127 births that decade — 55% of Courtnei's all-time total
1980s591990s1272000s382010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtnei?
229 babies have been named Courtnei since 1980. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 20 births.
When was Courtnei most popular?
Courtnei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Courtnei been used?
Courtnei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 32 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Courtnei?
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.

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, 1980–2011 (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.