Recorded 1979–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 77 births

Coutney — girls' name

77 babies named Coutney in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s541990s132000s5
1980s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Coutney was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Coutney in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coutney

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Coutney between 1979 and 2000, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Coutney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coutney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Coutney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coutney 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 77 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.

Coutney at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

77

Since 1979

22 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1979

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2000

Coutney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1979

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Coutney by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 70% of Coutney's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coutney?
77 babies have been named Coutney since 1979. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Coutney most popular?
Coutney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Coutney been used?
Coutney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 22 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Coutney?
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, 1979–2000 (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.