Courtney

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A few things about Courtney you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Courtney

Courtney Love

American rock musician (born 1964)

Choose Courtney and your child shares a first name with Courtney Love, an American rock musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Courtney, like who?” Courtney Love's Wikipedia article is available in 84 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,619 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Courtney, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Courtney would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCourtney first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #17. Today it's #2,326, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCourtney was 59× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 347 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,619.
• 🍂TrendCourtney has slipped 937 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,326. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlCourtney is given to both boys and girls: 67% of the 116 babies named Courtney in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Courtney

Courtney is a gender-neutral name of English and French origin. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ney”. US birth records list Courtney for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 132 of those 145 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #17 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,326, with 78 babies. Of the 116 US babies named Courtney in 2025, 67% were girls and 33% were boys.

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