Girls' name · since 1978
Kortnie
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 767 babies named Kortnie, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 767
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kortnie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 767 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kortnie has been recorded 767 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2015.
- #9,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 767 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kortnie ranks #9,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 767 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 767
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kortnie's 767 recorded births place it above 87.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Kortnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kortnie's full recorded timeline at 1997, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kortnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2015
- Peak year (1993)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kortnie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (354 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Kortnie's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kortnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
198 births
- 1990s
1990s
354 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 354 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kortnie 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 Kortnie's total volume
Kortnie by state
Where Kortnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kortnie's data
- Kortnie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kortnies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kortnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1978–2015 (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 Kortnie 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.