Cortney
Respelling of Courtney, which began as a Norman surname taken from French places called Courtenay; it has also been explained as a nickname meaning short nose.
Cortney in 2025
Cortney was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 20,439th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Cortney
Cortney reached its highest point in 1990, when 1,384 babies were given the name, ranking 439th that year.
Across the 83 years of records since 1943, 20,096 babies have been named Cortney. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Cortney by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cortney | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | 7,555 |
| 1950s | 17 | 7,821 |
| 1960s | 238 | 2,457 |
| 1970s | 2,499 | 778 |
| 1980s | 8,445 | 462 |
| 1990s | 7,044 | 439 |
| 2000s | 1,440 | 1,411 |
| 2010s | 335 | 5,426 |
| 2020s | 68 | 11,152 |
Where Cortney is heading
Cortney has fallen 79% over the past decade, from 33 babies in 2015 to 7 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Cortney is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Cortney
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cortney.