Recorded 1973–2017 Girls' name Peak 1994 2,114 births

Courtnie — girls' name

2,114 babies named Courtnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1581980s6391990s9932000s2742010s50
1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

139 babies were named Courtnie in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courtnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,114 babies named Courtnie between 1973 and 2017, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courtnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 139 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courtnie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 993 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Courtnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Courtnie in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courtnie 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 2,114 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.

Courtnie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

2,114

Since 1973

45 years of records

Peak year

1994

139 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1973

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2017

Courtnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1973

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
139
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Courtnie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
993 births that decade — 47% of Courtnie's all-time total
1970s1581980s6391990s9932000s2742010s50

Courtnie by state

Where Courtnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Courtnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
180 8.5%
#2 California
154 7.3%
#3 Ohio
67 3.2%
#4 Florida
48 2.3%
#5 Michigan
41 1.9%
#6 Louisiana
35 1.7%
#7 Illinois
28 1.3%
#8 New York
19 0.9%
Texas share of Courtnie's total US births 8.5%
Even split

180 of 2,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Courtnie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtnie?
2,114 babies have been named Courtnie since 1973. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 139 births.
When was Courtnie most popular?
Courtnie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 993 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Courtnie most popular?
The top states for the name Courtnie are Texas (180 births), California (154 births), Ohio (67 births).
How long has the name Courtnie been used?
Courtnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 45 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Courtnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtnee, 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, 1973–2017 (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.