Courtney
From an aristocratic English surname of Norman origin, taken from Courtenay in France, a place name formed from the Gallo-Roman personal name Curtenus.
Courtney in 2025
Courtney was given to 116 babies in the United States in 2025 — 38 boys and 78 girls, making it the 3,204th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 28,581 babies born.
The history of Courtney
Courtney reached its highest point in 1990, when 16,055 babies were given the name, ranking 44th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 281,432 babies have been named Courtney. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Courtney by decade
| Decade | Babies named Courtney | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | 1,111 |
| 1890s | 99 | 1,279 |
| 1900s | 108 | 1,348 |
| 1910s | 417 | 1,619 |
| 1920s | 615 | 1,579 |
| 1930s | 500 | 1,572 |
| 1940s | 929 | 1,289 |
| 1950s | 1,224 | 1,430 |
| 1960s | 4,843 | 540 |
| 1970s | 28,545 | 112 |
| 1980s | 92,054 | 54 |
| 1990s | 116,812 | 44 |
| 2000s | 28,509 | 136 |
| 2010s | 5,740 | 636 |
| 2020s | 970 | 2,059 |
Where Courtney is heading
Courtney has fallen 76% over the past decade, from 485 babies in 2015 to 116 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Courtney is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Courtney
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Courtney.