Unisex name · since 1881
Courtney
Courtney has 258,399 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258,399
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtney currently ranks #2328 among unisex names in America, with 258,399 babies recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtney has been recorded 258,399 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #2328 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,328 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 258,399 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtney ranks #159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,328 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 258,399 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258,399
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtney's 258,399 recorded births place it above 99.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Courtney compares
258,399 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Courtney's all-time total is 687x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Courtney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258,399 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15,380 | 21 | 19,840 |
Courtney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Courtney splits its recorded history at 1960: 100% of all births land in the more recent half, 0% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15,380 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Courtney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 15,380
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Courtney popularity over time - boys
23,033 total births recorded since 1884 (Courtney as boys' name)
Courtney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113,290 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Courtney's strongest decade.
113,290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Courtney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 37
1880s
37 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s 120
1910s
120 births
- 1920s 147
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 102
1930s
102 births
- 1940s 302
1940s
302 births
- 1950s 449
1950s
449 births
- 1960s 3,239
1960s
3,239 births
- 1970s 23,991
1970s
23,991 births
- 1980s
1980s
84,309 births
- 1990s
1990s
113,290 births
- 2000s 26,979
2000s
26,979 births
- 2010s 4,661
2010s
4,661 births
- 2020s 683
2020s
683 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113,290 births (44% of all-time use).
How Courtney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Courtney's total volume
Courtney by state
Where Courtney concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20,393 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 19,411 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 13,076 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 12,980 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11,878 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11,631 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10,405 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10,005 | 3.9% |
20,393 of 258,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Courtney appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Courtney's data
- Courtney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (113,290 total births); usage has since declined to 683 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Courtneys (20,393 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Courtney: 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 (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Courtney 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.