Gender
Origin
- English
- Dweller by the dark stream
- French
- Courteous or from the court
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Place
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Courtney
Pronunciation
co(u)-rt-ney, cour-tney
Famous People
Actress Courteney Cox Arquette, Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith, Musician Courtney Love
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Natalie Wood, Daughter of Jack Lemmon
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #256, 860 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #17, 15,378 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2326, 78 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 78 |
| 2024 | 38 | 99 |
| 2023 | 38 | 105 |
| 2022 | 57 | 121 |
| 2021 | 54 | 123 |
| 2020 | 62 | 157 |
| 2019 | 52 | 190 |
| 2018 | 77 | 202 |
| 2017 | 82 | 277 |
| 2016 | 110 | 347 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #247, 116 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #17, 3,251 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | – | 22 |
| 2022 | 5 | 22 |
| 2021 | 4 | 21 |
| 2020 | 5 | 31 |
| 2019 | 6 | 36 |
| 2018 | 4 | 54 |
| 2017 | – | 58 |
| 2016 | 6 | 80 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1911, 14 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4073, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #43, 105 births); most recent 2023 (rank #706, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #375, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #15, 317 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 12 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #12, 185 births); most recent 2017 (rank #432, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #255, 8 births); most recent 1981 (rank #305, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #13, 165 births); most recent 2013 (rank #441, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence