Is Courtney a boy or girl name?
Courtney is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 38 boys were named Courtney, so 72.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.8% of the 281,315 US babies named Courtney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,162
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,978
- Babies named Courtney since 1881
- 281,315
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 16,055 babies
Boys and girls named Courtney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | 37 | 55.2% |
| 1890s | 53 | 46 | 46.5% |
| 1900s | 64 | 44 | 40.7% |
| 1910s | 297 | 120 | 28.8% |
| 1920s | 468 | 147 | 23.9% |
| 1930s | 398 | 102 | 20.4% |
| 1940s | 627 | 302 | 32.5% |
| 1950s | 775 | 449 | 36.7% |
| 1960s | 1,604 | 3,239 | 66.9% |
| 1970s | 4,555 | 23,992 | 84% |
| 1980s | 7,745 | 84,310 | 91.6% |
| 1990s | 3,522 | 113,289 | 97% |
| 2000s | 1,530 | 26,978 | 94.6% |
| 2010s | 1,079 | 4,659 | 81.2% |
| 2020s | 249 | 605 | 70.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,162 | 99 | #1,978 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,184 | 105 | #1,891 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,442 | 121 | #1,721 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,467 | 123 | #1,683 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,213 | 157 | #1,390 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,530 | 190 | #1,234 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,924 | 202 | #1,186 |
| 2017 | 82 | #1,821 | 277 | #953 |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,524 | 347 | #826 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1,496 | 374 | #754 |
| 2014 | 132 | #1,323 | 419 | #679 |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,370 | 558 | #534 |
| 2012 | 137 | #1,280 | 639 | #481 |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,321 | 753 | #418 |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,349 | 900 | #354 |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,282 | 1,062 | #308 |
| 2008 | 147 | #1,199 | 1,267 | #270 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1,149 | 1,514 | #233 |
| 2006 | 169 | #1,060 | 1,835 | #191 |
| 2005 | 141 | #1,144 | 2,195 | #157 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,104 | 2,763 | #121 |
| 2003 | 135 | #1,126 | 3,348 | #103 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1,062 | 3,580 | #88 |
| 2001 | 175 | #897 | 4,175 | #73 |
| 2000 | 185 | #860 | 5,239 | #59 |
| 1999 | 191 | #800 | 6,559 | #44 |
| 1998 | 234 | #711 | 7,555 | #39 |
| 1997 | 244 | #669 | 9,035 | #28 |
| 1996 | 253 | #658 | 11,344 | #21 |
| 1995 | 275 | #621 | 12,775 | #17 |
| 1994 | 326 | #567 | 12,019 | #22 |
| 1993 | 370 | #534 | 12,577 | #20 |
| 1992 | 419 | #489 | 12,604 | #21 |
| 1991 | 535 | #423 | 13,441 | #19 |
| 1990 | 675 | #357 | 15,380 | #17 |
| 1989 | 793 | #303 | 13,452 | #21 |
| 1988 | 844 | #273 | 12,043 | #24 |
| 1987 | 759 | #284 | 8,909 | #33 |
| 1986 | 778 | #274 | 9,122 | #35 |
| 1985 | 731 | #281 | 7,530 | #43 |
| 1984 | 773 | #269 | 7,150 | #46 |
| 1983 | 708 | #288 | 6,748 | #44 |
| 1982 | 763 | #274 | 7,100 | #43 |
| 1981 | 736 | #280 | 6,638 | #43 |
| 1980 | 860 | #256 | 5,618 | #48 |
| 1979 | 802 | #263 | 4,323 | #71 |
| 1978 | 778 | #261 | 4,031 | #68 |
| 1977 | 797 | #254 | 3,808 | #76 |
| 1976 | 539 | #326 | 3,619 | #76 |
| 1975 | 409 | #386 | 2,773 | #102 |
| 1974 | 371 | #403 | 2,337 | #124 |
| 1973 | 219 | #533 | 813 | #292 |
| 1972 | 207 | #554 | 671 | #337 |
| 1971 | 224 | #535 | 834 | #319 |
| 1970 | 209 | #560 | 783 | #334 |
| 1969 | 206 | #546 | 698 | #339 |
| 1968 | 185 | #555 | 648 | #348 |
| 1967 | 179 | #558 | 558 | #389 |
| 1966 | 199 | #544 | 372 | #482 |
| 1965 | 184 | #560 | 252 | #613 |
| 1964 | 146 | #644 | 234 | #667 |
| 1963 | 148 | #647 | 164 | #810 |
| 1962 | 100 | #764 | 150 | #863 |
| 1961 | 141 | #659 | 101 | #1,092 |
| 1960 | 116 | #723 | 62 | #1,395 |
| 1959 | 80 | #845 | 61 | #1,371 |
| 1958 | 78 | #855 | 70 | #1,267 |
| 1957 | 76 | #863 | 53 | #1,462 |
| 1956 | 85 | #810 | 35 | #1,801 |
| 1955 | 74 | #857 | 48 | #1,466 |
| 1954 | 88 | #759 | 41 | #1,588 |
| 1953 | 75 | #830 | 30 | #1,841 |
| 1952 | 78 | #795 | 35 | #1,648 |
| 1951 | 77 | #804 | 38 | #1,533 |
| 1950 | 64 | #854 | 38 | #1,502 |
| 1949 | 76 | #791 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1948 | 76 | #785 | 45 | #1,373 |
| 1947 | 89 | #729 | 41 | #1,465 |
| 1946 | 63 | #830 | 30 | #1,627 |
| 1945 | 73 | #712 | 29 | #1,521 |
| 1944 | 68 | #756 | 32 | #1,437 |
| 1943 | 57 | #887 | 25 | #1,711 |
| 1942 | 56 | #881 | 21 | #1,874 |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,131 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,110 | 16 | #2,047 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,243 | 15 | #2,140 |
| 1938 | 49 | #899 | 16 | #2,037 |
| 1937 | 44 | #943 | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,145 | 11 | #2,553 |
| 1935 | 43 | #969 | 8 | #3,211 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,077 | 13 | #2,314 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,114 | 13 | #2,391 |
| 1931 | 58 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,136 | 14 | #2,333 |
| 1929 | 58 | #870 | 10 | #2,962 |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,129 | 15 | #2,303 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,085 | 14 | #2,454 |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,020 | 17 | #2,180 |
| 1925 | 50 | #960 | 13 | #2,645 |
| 1924 | 49 | #1,007 | 16 | #2,333 |
| 1923 | 49 | #997 | 9 | #3,424 |
| 1922 | 48 | #1,026 | 15 | #2,410 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,165 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1920 | 48 | #991 | 22 | #1,829 |
| 1919 | 49 | #960 | 17 | #2,090 |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,014 | 11 | #2,861 |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,118 | 9 | #3,144 |
| 1916 | 36 | #1,076 | 18 | #1,884 |
| 1915 | 44 | #942 | 11 | #2,572 |
| 1914 | 26 | #1,133 | 19 | #1,496 |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,053 | 9 | #2,193 |
| 1912 | 23 | #944 | 9 | #2,011 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,795 | 9 | #1,687 |
| 1910 | 11 | #993 | 8 | #1,807 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,502 | 11 | #1,307 |
| 1908 | 11 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,781 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,177 |
| 1904 | 7 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #801 | 6 | #1,641 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #854 | 10 | #1,246 |
| 1899 | 8 | #797 | 8 | #1,196 |
| 1898 | 7 | #902 | 5 | #1,756 |
| 1897 | 6 | #966 | 8 | #1,185 |
| 1896 | 8 | #840 | 5 | #1,633 |
| 1895 | 7 | #897 | 8 | #1,216 |
| 1894 | 8 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,314 |
| 1891 | 9 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,242 |
| 1889 | 11 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #714 | 5 | #1,326 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,060 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #970 | 8 | #800 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #761 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #937 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #754 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Courtney reached #254 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #17 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 Courtney
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.