Courtenay
- Gender
- Girl
Courtenay is a girls' name, meaning “short”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Courtenay mean?
“short”
A female given name.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Courtenay a girl's or a boy's name?
Courtenay is a girls' name.
How popular is Courtenay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Courtenay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2000. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Courtenay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
Names like Courtenay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Courtenay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/courtenay, updated 20 October 2026.