Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 1995 166 births

Kourtnei — girls' name

166 babies named Kourtnei in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s832000s252010s472020s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kourtnei was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kourtnei in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kourtnei

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Kourtnei between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kourtnei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kourtnei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kourtnei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kourtnei 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 166 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.

Kourtnei at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

166

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

1995

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kourtnei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1995)
13
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 202120172011200819991996199319901988 6

Kourtnei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 50% of Kourtnei's all-time total
1980s61990s832000s252010s472020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kourtnei?
166 babies have been named Kourtnei since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1995 with 13 births.
When was Kourtnei most popular?
Kourtnei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kourtnei been used?
Kourtnei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kourtnei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kourtney, Kourtni, Kourtnee, Kourtnie, 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, 1988–2021 (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.