Recorded 1978–2018 Girls' name Peak 1990 660 births

Kortnee — girls' name

660 babies named Kortnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1461990s3172000s1552010s36
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kortnee was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

46 babies were named Kortnee in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kortnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 660 babies named Kortnee between 1978 and 2018, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kortnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kortnee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kortnee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Kortnee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kortnee 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 660 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.

Kortnee at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

660

Since 1978

41 years of records

Peak year

1990

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1978

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kortnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1978

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
46
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 20182009200419991994198919841978 6

Kortnee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
317 births that decade — 48% of Kortnee's all-time total
1970s61980s1461990s3172000s1552010s36

Kortnee by state

Where Kortnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kortnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 1.8%
#2 Utah
5 0.8%
California share of Kortnee's total US births 1.8%
Even split

12 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kortnee?
660 babies have been named Kortnee since 1978. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 46 births.
When was Kortnee most popular?
Kortnee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 317 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kortnee most popular?
The top states for the name Kortnee are California (12 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Kortnee been used?
Kortnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 41 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kortnee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, 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, 1978–2018 (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.