Recorded 1975–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 499 births

Courtny — girls' name

499 babies named Courtny in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s1511990s2242000s842010s5
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Courtny was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

30 babies were named Courtny in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courtny

The Social Security Administration has registered 499 babies named Courtny between 1975 and 2010, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Courtny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courtny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Courtny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Courtny in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courtny 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 499 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.

Courtny at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

499

Since 1975

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1975

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2010

Courtny popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1975

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
30
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20102004199919941989198419791975 6

Courtny popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Courtny as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Courtny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
224 births that decade — 45% of Courtny's all-time total
1970s351980s1511990s2242000s842010s5

Courtny by state

Where Courtny concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Courtny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.2%
#2 California
5 1.0%
Texas share of Courtny's total US births 1.2%
Even split

6 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courtny?
499 babies have been named Courtny since 1975. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 30 births.
When was Courtny most popular?
Courtny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Courtny most popular?
The top states for the name Courtny are Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Courtny been used?
Courtny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 36 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Courtny?
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, 1975–2010 (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.