ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1964 First Year 2026 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #403 Peak Rank 14K Total Count 62 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1971 First Year 2024 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #2011 Peak Rank 831 Total Count 52 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kourtney What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Kourtney Kardashian Barker is an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kourtney%5FKardashian) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kourtney%5FKardashian) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * English [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Kourtney](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kourtney_Kardashian_2_2009.jpg/330px-Kourtney_Kardashian_2_2009.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kourtney%5FKardashian) 📖 ## The Story of Kourtney ### As a girl name The earliest SSA record of Kourtney as a girl name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 646 newborns named Kourtney — #403 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Kourtney on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kourtney ranks #3,972 for girls with 37 births, falling sharply (-50%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name Kourtney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 37 births, good for #2,011 nationwide. About 31% of every Kourtney on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Kourtney last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 831 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Kourtney Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kourtney. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Cortney](/cortney) * [Courteney](/courteney) * [Courtney](/courtney) * [Kortney](/kortney) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kourtney Phonetically similar names — useful when Kourtney is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Courtney](/courtney) * [Cortney](/cortney) * [Kortney](/kortney) * [Courtenay](/courtenay) * [Courtnay](/courtnay) * [Corny](/corny) * [Corney](/corney) * [Carney](/carney) * Carny * [Carnie](/carnie) * Carty * Carni Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kourtney What does the name Kourtney mean? Kourtney Kardashian Barker is an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. What is the origin of the name Kourtney? Kourtney has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Kourtney in 2026? In 2026, Kourtney ranks #3,972 among girls' names in the U.S., with 37 babies given the name that year. When was Kourtney most popular? Kourtney reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #403 that year with 646 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kourtney most popular? Kourtney has historically been most popular in North Dakota, Louisiana, Oklahoma. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kourtney. Is Kourtney a unisex name? Yes — Kourtney is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 94% of Kourtneys assigned female and 6% assigned male historically. What names go well with Kourtney? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kourtney include Alida, Prudence, Rosalee. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Kourtney? Common variants and related forms of Kourtney include Cortney, Courteney, Courtney, Kortney. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧AlidaPeak #403](/alida)[👧PrudencePeak #403](/prudence)[👧RosaleePeak #403](/rosalee)[👧RubyePeak #403](/rubye) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦ChristofferPeak #2011](/christoffer)[👦MarkisPeak #2011](/markis)[👦BartlettPeak #2012](/bartlett)[👦WilmontPeak #2012](/wilmont) ## About the name Kourtney Kourtney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Kourtney's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #403\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kourtney's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1990 → ](/year/1990) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.