Courtney Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Courtney

Among the Top 20 names of the 1990s, today's Courtney is more apt to be the babysitter than the baby. Courtney has dropped since its peak at Number 17 in 1995. Familiar from Courtney Love and Courtney Cox.

Courtney for boys#3141 US

This courtly old Southern name has several cool male bearers: NFL player Courtney Brown, British jazz musician Courtney Pine, and Barbados-born economist Courtney Blackman, to name but a few.

Pronounced KORT-nee.

As of October 2026, Courtney ranked #2335 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #17 in 1995, Nameberry popularity #766.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Girls #2,335

Boys #3,141

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank · girls	Births · girls	US rank · boys	Births · boys
2014	#679	419	#1,323	132
2015	#754	374	#1,496	111
2016	#826	347	#1,524	110
2017	#953	277	#1,821	82
2018	#1,186	202	#1,924	77
2019	#1,234	190	#2,530	52
2020	#1,390	157	#2,213	62
2021	#1,683	123	#2,467	54
2022	#1,721	121	#2,442	57
2023	#1,891	105	#3,184	38
2024	#1,978	99	#3,162	38
2025	#2,335	78	#3,141	38

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World rankings

Courtney for girls

#399↔️ Unisex #766🫐 Nameberry

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