Kortney
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 Kortney
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 Kortney
As a girl name
Kortney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 316 births, good for #677 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Kortneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Kortneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kortney as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 7 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Kortney — #1,965 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Kortneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2013 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 436 Kortneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kortney
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About the name Kortney
Kortney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Kortney's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #677. Use the chart and map above to compare Kortney'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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