Girls' name · since 1981
Kourtnee
697 babies named Kourtnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 697
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
697 girls have been named Kourtnee since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kourtnee has been recorded 697 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2024.
- #9,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 697 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kourtnee ranks #9,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 697 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 697
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kourtnee's 697 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kourtnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kourtnee's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kourtnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
697 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 38 births in a single year.
Kourtnee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (283 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Kourtnee's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kourtnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
283 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 283 births (41% of all-time use).
Kourtnee decade highlights
- Peak decade 283 births
- Runner-up 163 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kourtnee 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 Kourtnee's total volume
Kourtnee by state
Where Kourtnee concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 0.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.7% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.7% of nationwide
- Texas 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 0.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kourtnee's data
- Kourtnee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kourtnees (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kourtnee: 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 (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Kourtnee 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.
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