Girls' name · since 1980
Courtnei
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Courtnei, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtnei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 229 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtnei has been recorded 229 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.
- #18,444 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtnei ranks #18,444 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtnei's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Courtnei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Courtnei's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Courtnei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Courtnei by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (127 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Courtnei's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Courtnei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 127 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Courtnei's decade-level peak was the 1990s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Courtnei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1980–2011 (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 Courtnei 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.