Feminine dossier · first seen 1881
Courtney
Endangered
Down 99.5% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
15,380
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Courtney
How many people are named Courtney?
An estimated 247,929 living Americans are named Courtney.
How rare is Courtney?
Courtney is uncommon among babies today, with 78 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Courtney?
The median age of a living American named Courtney is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 41 years old.
Is Courtney still popular?
No. Courtney is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1990 peak with 78 births in 2025.
Where is Courtney most common?
Courtney has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
99.5%
2025
78
All-time
258,399
Where it lives now
Courtney is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Kentucky.
States where Courtney is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.