Is Cortney a boy or girl name?
Cortney was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 84.2% of the 20,089 US babies named Cortney were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,659
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cortney since 1943
- 20,089
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 1,384 babies
Boys and girls named Cortney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 138 | 100 | 42% |
| 1970s | 661 | 1,838 | 73.5% |
| 1980s | 1,391 | 7,054 | 83.5% |
| 1990s | 519 | 6,525 | 92.6% |
| 2000s | 220 | 1,220 | 84.7% |
| 2010s | 165 | 170 | 50.7% |
| 2020s | 45 | 16 | 26.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,659 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,606 | 5 | #15,701 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,357 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,928 | 5 | #15,770 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,198 | 6 | #13,811 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,058 | 9 | #10,668 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,093 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,286 | 17 | #6,872 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,985 | 13 | #8,494 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,094 | 15 | #7,718 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,418 | 18 | #6,777 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,315 | 21 | #6,067 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,724 | 19 | #6,664 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,811 | 26 | #5,244 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,793 | 32 | #4,513 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,489 | 61 | #2,859 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,430 | 45 | #3,596 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,526 | 62 | #2,897 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,902 | 88 | #2,192 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,627 | 97 | #1,970 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,753 | 125 | #1,579 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,548 | 156 | #1,321 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,538 | 142 | #1,364 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,998 | 171 | #1,195 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,245 | 273 | #825 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,677 | 296 | #755 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,664 | 357 | #646 |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,318 | 400 | #581 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,694 | 467 | #510 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,307 | 620 | #414 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,229 | 593 | #424 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,701 | 755 | #341 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,699 | 854 | #320 |
| 1991 | 98 | #1,105 | 922 | #302 |
| 1990 | 123 | #930 | 1,261 | #226 |
| 1989 | 144 | #831 | 1,024 | #262 |
| 1988 | 151 | #768 | 953 | #265 |
| 1987 | 152 | #742 | 751 | #324 |
| 1986 | 137 | #775 | 758 | #315 |
| 1985 | 141 | #750 | 731 | #325 |
| 1984 | 128 | #766 | 618 | #370 |
| 1983 | 147 | #706 | 552 | #398 |
| 1982 | 131 | #766 | 584 | #395 |
| 1981 | 116 | #816 | 621 | #375 |
| 1980 | 144 | #730 | 462 | #459 |
| 1979 | 120 | #789 | 343 | #545 |
| 1978 | 117 | #780 | 355 | #522 |
| 1977 | 145 | #706 | 306 | #570 |
| 1976 | 83 | #914 | 322 | #541 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,070 | 191 | #749 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,294 | 171 | #794 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,615 | 32 | #2,360 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,735 | 37 | #2,108 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,932 | 48 | #1,831 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,416 | 33 | #2,316 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,574 | 32 | #2,260 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,905 | 21 | #2,805 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,048 | 16 | #3,230 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,500 | 16 | #3,170 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,390 | 10 | #4,249 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,438 | 5 | #6,777 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,929 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,789 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cortney reached #706 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #226 in 1990. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cortney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.