Unisex name · since 1966
Kortney
5,313 babies named Kortney in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,313
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kortney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,313 have been recorded since 1966.
Kortney has 5,313 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2023.
- #2,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,313 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kortney ranks #2,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,313 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,313
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kortney's 5,313 recorded births place it above 96.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kortney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kortney's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 316, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kortney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 316
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kortney popularity over time - boys
436 total births recorded since 1970 (Kortney as boys' name)
Kortney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,486 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Kortney's strongest decade.
2,486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kortney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 278
1970s
278 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,332 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,486 births
- 2000s 933
2000s
933 births
- 2010s 241
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,486 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kortney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kortney's total volume
Kortney by state
Where Kortney concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 353 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 331 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 293 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 257 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 179 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 173 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 147 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 132 | 2.5% |
353 of 5,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Kortney appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kortney's data
- Kortney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,486 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kortneys (353 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kortney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1966–2023 (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 Kortney 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.