Kortnei
Kortnei LeAnn Johnson is an American sprinter. Running for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field program, she won two NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships relay titles and set the world under-23 record in the 4 × 100 metres relay in 2018. She represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Meaning & Origin of Kortnei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kortnei LeAnn Johnson is an American sprinter. Running for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field program, she won two NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships relay titles and set the world under-23 record in the 4 × 100 metres relay in 2018. She represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games.
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The Story of Kortnei
Kortnei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 8 Kortneis were born — ranking #9,246 that year. As of 2026, Kortnei ranks #15,404 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Kortneis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kortnei
Kortnei is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Kortnei's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #9,246. Use the chart and map above to compare Kortnei'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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