Courteney
Courtney is a unisex given name that is a transferred use of the Norman French surname and place name Courtenay, meaning "domain of Curtius". Courtenay was used as a given name for men beginning in the 17th century. Courtenay has been in use as a given name for women in the Southern United States since the 18th century.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Courteney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Courtney is a unisex given name that is a transferred use of the Norman French surname and place name Courtenay, meaning "domain of Curtius". Courtenay was used as a given name for men beginning in the 17th century. Courtenay has been in use as a given name for women in the Southern United States since the 18th century.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Courteney
American parents first put Courteney on the record books as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 170 Courteneys were born — ranking #1,055 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Courteneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Courteneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Courteney
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About the name Courteney
Courteney is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Courteney's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,055. Use the chart and map above to compare Courteney'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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