Courtland
Courtland is a surname and given name which may refer to:Courtland Bullard, American former National Football League player Courtland C. Gillen (1880–1954), American politician and lawyer Courtland Guillory, American football player Courtland C.
Meaning & Origin of Courtland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Courtland is a surname and given name which may refer to:Courtland Bullard, American former National Football League player Courtland C. Gillen (1880–1954), American politician and lawyer Courtland Guillory, American football player Courtland C.
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The Story of Courtland
As a girl name
Courtland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 20 births, good for #5,009 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Courtlands. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 245 Courtlands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Courtland on the record books as a boy name in 1886, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 119 Courtlands were born — ranking #1,030 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Courtlands. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,114 among boy names with 39 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Courtlands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Courtland
Courtland is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Courtland's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #917. Use the chart and map above to compare Courtland'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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