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Courtney

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92% girls / 8% boys

Origin of the name

Courtney was first a Norman surname, from the French place name Courtenay.

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Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1990, with 15,380 births and the No. 17 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2326. 44% of all babies named Courtney since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
258,399births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 17rank at its peak, in 1990

Where babies named Courtney are born

1990

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The darker the blue, the more common Courtney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Courtney is most common in Louisiana (1.5 times), New Hampshire (1.5) and Delaware (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s55%45%
1890s46%54%
1900s41%59%
1910s29%71%
1920s24%76%
1930s20%80%
1940s33%67%
1950s37%63%
1960s67%33%
1970s84%16%
1980s92%8%
1990s97%3%
2000s95%5%
2010s81%19%
2020s70%30%