Recorded 1974–2023 Girls' name Peak 1990 818 births

Kourtni — girls' name

818 babies named Kourtni in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1341990s3542000s1622010s1282020s23
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kourtni was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

83 babies were named Kourtni in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kourtni

The Social Security Administration has registered 818 babies named Kourtni between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kourtni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kourtni performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kourtni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kourtni in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kourtni 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 818 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.

Kourtni at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

818

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

1990

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kourtni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
83
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Kourtni by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
354 births that decade — 43% of Kourtni's all-time total
1970s171980s1341990s3542000s1622010s1282020s23

Kourtni by state

Where Kourtni concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kourtni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
28 3.4%
#2 California
10 1.2%
#3 Georgia
10 1.2%
#4 New York
8 1.0%
#5 Florida
7 0.9%
#6 Illinois
7 0.9%
#7 Indiana
5 0.6%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.6%
Texas share of Kourtni's total US births 3.4%
Even split

28 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kourtni appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kourtni?
818 babies have been named Kourtni since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 83 births.
When was Kourtni most popular?
Kourtni was most popular in the 1990s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kourtni most popular?
The top states for the name Kourtni are Texas (28 births), California (10 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Kourtni been used?
Kourtni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kourtni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kourtney, Kourtnee, Kourtnie, Kourtlyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2023 (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.