Recorded 1974–2016 Girls' name Peak 1990 937 births

Courtni — girls' name

937 babies named Courtni 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.

1970s771980s3071990s4292000s1002010s24
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Courtni was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

63 babies were named Courtni in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courtni

The Social Security Administration has registered 937 babies named Courtni between 1974 and 2016, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courtni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courtni performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 429 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Courtni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Courtni in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courtni 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 937 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.

Courtni at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

937

Since 1974

43 years of records

Peak year

1990

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1974

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2016

Courtni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1974

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
63
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 201620052000199519901985198019751974 14

Courtni by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
429 births that decade — 46% of Courtni's all-time total
1970s771980s3071990s4292000s1002010s24

Courtni by state

Where Courtni concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Courtni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
71 7.6%
#2 California
11 1.2%
#3 Illinois
6 0.6%
#4 Ohio
6 0.6%
#5 Alabama
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
Texas share of Courtni's total US births 7.6%
Even split

71 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtni?
937 babies have been named Courtni since 1974. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 63 births.
When was Courtni most popular?
Courtni was most popular in the 1990s decade with 429 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Courtni most popular?
The top states for the name Courtni are Texas (71 births), California (11 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Courtni been used?
Courtni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 43 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Courtni?
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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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, 1974–2016 (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.