Girls' name · since 1975
Courtny
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.
- #11,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 499 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtny has been recorded 499 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2010.
- #11,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 499 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courtny ranks #11,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 499 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Courtny's 499 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Courtny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Courtny's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Courtny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Courtny popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Courtny as boys' name)
Courtny by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (224 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Courtny's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Courtny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 224 births (45% of all-time use).
Courtny by state
Where Courtny concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Courtny's data
- Courtny's decade-level peak was the 1990s (224 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.
- Texas records the most Courtnys (6 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 Courtny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1975–2010 (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 Courtny 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.