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Courtney

Gender
Mostly girls
Say it
KORT-nee
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#1,961 for girls
US rank, 2025
#2,326 for girls

Courtney is a name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 2,326th for girls in the US (78 babies).

What does Courtney mean?

French: Norman surname from Courtenay, a place in France

The Courtenays, a Norman family, held the earldom of Devon for centuries.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Courtney a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Courtney has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 78 girls and 38 boys in the US.

How popular is Courtney in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,961st among girls
Babies in 2025
15 about 1 in 19,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 59% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Courtney, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 3,745 girls.

Half of all the girls named Courtney in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#87) and 2004 (#46).

1996Busiest: 3,745 in 19982025
Courtney in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202515#1,961
202415#1,953
202324#1,399
202224#1,406
202125#1,353
202034#1,064
201939#981
201859#731
201773#629
201697#490
2015111#443
2014126#391
2013176#298
2012226#245
2011367#162
2010522#123
2009560#107
2008661#95
2007857#79
20061,022#66
20051,064#58
20041,368#48
20031,621#35
20021,772#30
20012,043#27
20002,485#22
19992,869#19
19983,745#16
19973,273#19
19961,331#55

How popular is Courtney in the US?

Rank in 2025
2,326th among girls
Babies in 2025
78 about 1 in 21,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 49% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 78 girls in the US were named Courtney, making it the 2,326th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 15,380 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881. 38 boys were also named Courtney in 2025 (3,127th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 30 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Courtney than any year since 1960.

Half of all the girls named Courtney in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 109 girls in the US were given Courtney or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,599, up from #2,326 for this spelling alone.

In 1912, 28% of the babies named Courtney in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 67%, with more girls than boys since 1962.

1881Busiest: 15,380 in 19902025
Courtney in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202578#2,326
202499#1,980
2023105#1,890
2022121#1,720
2021123#1,680
2020157#1,389
2019190#1,233
2018202#1,186
2017277#952
2016349#822
2015374#754
2014419#678
2013558#534
2012639#480
2011753#418
2010900#354
20091,062#308
20081,268#270
20071,514#233
20061,835#191
20052,195#157
20042,763#121
20033,348#103
20023,580#88
20014,175#73
20005,239#59
19996,559#44
19987,555#39
19979,035#28
199611,344#21
199512,775#17
199412,020#22
199312,577#20
199212,604#21
199113,441#19
199015,380#17
198913,452#21
198812,043#24
19878,909#33
19869,122#35
19857,531#43
19847,150#46
19836,748#44
19827,100#43
19816,636#43
19805,618#48
19794,321#71
19784,031#68
19773,808#76
19763,619#76
19752,775#102
19742,336#124
1973813#292
1972671#337
1971834#319
1970783#334
1969698#339
1968648#348
1967558#389
1966372#482
1965252#613
1964234#667
1963164#810
1962150#863
1961101#1,090
196062#1,392
195961#1,369
195870#1,265
195753#1,457
195635#1,795
195548#1,462
195441#1,584
195330#1,833
195235#1,640
195138#1,527
195038#1,494
194938#1,488
194845#1,369
194741#1,460
194630#1,616
194529#1,513
194432#1,432
194325#1,702
194221#1,859
194125#1,569
194016#2,028
193915#2,125
193816#2,021
193712#2,447
193611#2,520
19358#3,154
193413#2,288
19330–
193213#2,363
19310–
193014#2,305
192910#2,920
192815#2,283
192714#2,432
192617#2,164
192513#2,616
192416#2,307
19239#3,349
192215#2,387
192116#2,282
192022#1,816
191917#2,063
191811#2,821
19179#3,090
191618#1,867
191511#2,525
191419#1,480
19139#2,163
19129#1,980
19119#1,656
19108#1,773
190911#1,290
19080–
19070–
19066#1,727
190511#1,162
19040–
19036#1,592
19020–
19010–
190010#1,230
18998#1,180
18985#1,699
18978#1,167
18965#1,582
18958#1,202
18940–
18930–
18926#1,278
18910–
18906#1,209
18890–
18885#1,276
18876#1,036
18860–
18858#793
18840–
18837#754
18825#908
18816#740

Names like Courtney

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Molly, Holly, Jasmine, Chloe, Amber, Amy, Emily, Erin, Lacey, Leah, Jessica, Hannah

Other spellings of Courtney

Kourtney

Names related to Courtney

Courteney, Cortney, Courtnie, Courtenay, Courtnee, Courtny, Kortney, Courtni, Cortnee

More French names

Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Belle, Quincy, Bruce

Every French name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Courtney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/courtney, updated 20 October 2026.