Kortney
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KORT-nee
- Origin
- French
Kortney is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kortney mean?
French: spelling of Courtney, from Courtenay in France
A spelling of Courtney, from an aristocratic English surname taken from the town of Courtenay in France.
Is Kortney a girl's or a boy's name?
Kortney is a girls' name.
How popular is Kortney 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 316 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Kortney in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2010, 92% of the babies named Kortney in the US were girls.
Kortney in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,905 |
| 2009 | 53 | #3,160 |
| 2008 | 57 | #3,016 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,964 |
| 2006 | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,802 |
| 2004 | 95 | #1,961 |
| 2003 | 113 | #1,686 |
| 2002 | 108 | #1,693 |
| 2001 | 140 | #1,359 |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,316 |
| 1999 | 186 | #1,075 |
| 1998 | 219 | #940 |
| 1997 | 213 | #929 |
| 1996 | 241 | #831 |
| 1995 | 249 | #796 |
| 1994 | 268 | #765 |
| 1993 | 274 | #756 |
| 1992 | 239 | #833 |
| 1991 | 281 | #738 |
| 1990 | 316 | #676 |
| 1989 | 256 | #761 |
| 1988 | 208 | #858 |
| 1987 | 129 | #1,145 |
| 1986 | 155 | #997 |
| 1985 | 129 | #1,118 |
| 1984 | 94 | #1,307 |
| 1983 | 111 | #1,179 |
| 1982 | 94 | #1,325 |
| 1981 | 89 | #1,382 |
| 1980 | 67 | #1,692 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,832 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,987 |
| 1977 | 42 | #2,189 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,865 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Nicknames for Kortney
- Kort 8 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Kortney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lacey Kelsey Ashley Bailey Hailey Kayla Aubrey Mallory Riley Sydney Kylie Harley
Names related to Kortney
Courtney Kourtney Cortney Kourtnee Kourtnei Kortni Kourtnie Kortnee
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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, “Kortney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kortney, updated 20 October 2026.