Courtney Boy & girl
How popular is Courtney?
#2,326 girl name in 2025
78 baby girls were named Courtney in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name. Another 38 boys got the name (#3,127 for boys).
Courtney popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,326 for girls (▼ 346 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 girls, 38 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-79% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #754 in 2015, #1,389 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (15,380 girls) |
| Highest rank | #17 in 1990 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 26% boys, 74% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Courtney counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Courtney family of names ranked #1,478 for girls in 2025 (#1,218 the year before), with 109 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney | 78 | 72% |
| Kourtney | 31 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Courtney is most popular
Babies named Courtney per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)
Courtney by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | #740 |
| 1890s | 46 | #1,167 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,162 |
| 1910s | 120 | #1,480 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,816 |
| 1930s | 102 | #2,021 |
| 1940s | 302 | #1,369 |
| 1950s | 449 | #1,265 |
| 1960s | 3,239 | #339 |
| 1970s | 23,991 | #68 |
| 1980s | 84,309 | #21 |
| 1990s | 113,290 | #17 |
| 2000s | 26,979 | #59 |
| 2010s | 4,661 | #354 |
| 2020s | 683 | #1,389 |
Girl names about as popular as Courtney
Questions
- Is Courtney a boy or girl name?
- Courtney is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 26% of babies named Courtney were boys and 74% were girls.
- How popular is the name Courtney?
- 78 baby girls were named Courtney in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name. Another 38 boys got the name (#3,127 for boys).
- When was Courtney most popular?
- Courtney peaked in 1990, when 15,380 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #17, held for 2 years starting in 1990.
- How many people are named Courtney?
- 281,432 babies have been named Courtney in the US since 1880. We estimate about 271,851 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Courtney most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Courtney was most common in Missouri, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.