Cortni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KORT-nee
- Origin
- French
Cortni is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cortni mean?
French: spelling of Kortni, itself a variant spelling of Courtney, from the Norman French place name Courtenay
Variant of Courtney, a surname from the Norman French place name Courtenay.
Meaning borrowed from Kortni.
Is Cortni a girl's or a boy's name?
Cortni is a girls' name.
How popular is Cortni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 52 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Cortni in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cortni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 45 | #2,654 |
| 1990 | 52 | #2,369 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Cortni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chelsea, Sarah, Lacey, Rachel, Chanel, Amber, Amy, Hannah, Jordan, Carly, Ashley, Chloe
Names related to Cortni
Cortney, Cortana, Courtnie, Kortni, Courtni, Cortnee, Cortnie, Courtny
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Belle, Quincy, Bruce
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cortni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cortni, updated 20 October 2026.