Kortni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KORT-nee
- Origin
- French
Kortni is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kortni mean?
French: variant spelling of Courtney, from the Norman French place name Courtenay
Variant of Courtney, a surname from the Norman French place name Courtenay.
Is Kortni a girl's or a boy's name?
Kortni is a girls' name.
How popular is Kortni 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 70 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Kortni in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kortni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 70 | #2,020 |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,756 |
| 1995 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 55 | #2,317 |
| 1992 | 53 | #2,428 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,948 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 36 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Kortni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kali, Kalani, Kailani, Kaylani, Nalani, Alani, Lexi, Kai, Kori, Noelani, Kyla, Imani
Names related to Kortni
Kortney, Kourtni, Cortni, Kourtnei, Kourtnie, Kortnee, Kortnie
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
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, “Kortni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kortni, updated 20 October 2026.