Courtenay
The Story of Courtenay
As a girl name
Courtenay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 67 Courtenays were born — ranking #1,320 that year. As of 2026, Courtenay ranks #16,460 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Courtenays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Courtenay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 22 Courtenays were born — ranking #2,284 that year. As of 2026, Courtenay ranks #6,813 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 246 Courtenays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Courtenay
Courtenay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Courtenay's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #1,320. Use the chart and map above to compare Courtenay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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