Courtney

Gender Usage of the Name Courtney

Overall Gender Classification Methodology

Courtney is predominantly used as a name for girls. Approximately 93.83% of recorded bearers are female. This classification is supported by extensive records and is considered highly reliable.

Popularity of the Name Courtney

• Worldwide

  #2660 Girl’s name (2025)

• • United States

    #2108 Girl’s name (2025)

  • United Kingdom

    #1777 Girl’s name (2025)

  • Canada

    #2349 Girl’s name (2024)

  • Australia

    Unranked (2025)

Note: Green bars show popularity (% of births); the violet line shows historical ranking. Data is based on official government birth records. Click any chart to view details by year and region.

Overall PopularityMethodology

Courtney is listed under Popular Girl Names worldwide. Its popularity is relatively consistent across the available regional markets.

Ranking OverviewMethodology

Courtney ranked #2,660 on the Popular Girls’ Names Worldwide List (2025). It fell from #2,628 in 2024 — a drop of 32 places. Courtney shows meaningful recent movement in rank, though it remains uncommon overall.

Historically, its best recorded position was #13 in 1996. Its lowest recorded position was #2,660 in 2025. Over the last 5 years (2020–2025) the name fell -1081 places (from #1,579 to #2,660).

Name StyleMethodology

Characteristics of the Name Courtney

Pronunciation & StructureMethodology

Phonetic Source

CMU

Syllables

2 syllables — Two-Syllable Girl Names

Length

8 letters — Long Girl Names

Starts with

C — Girl Names Starting with C

Ends with

y — Girl Names Ending in “y”

Name AestheticMethodology

Courtney follows a two-syllable, trochaic stress pattern that gained significant popularity as a contemporary given name. It is commonly associated with media figures like the actress Courtney Cox, supporting a Beautiful & Charming aesthetic.

Middle Names For Courtney

Middle names used with CourtneyMethodology

Courtney is most frequently used with these girl middle names: Courtney Elizabeth · Courtney Nicole · Courtney Lynn · Courtney Marie · Courtney AnnView all 1,856 girl middle names.

• Total 2,758 middle names used with Courtney
• 323 boy middle names used with Courtney
• 478 unisex middle names used with Courtney

Middle name suggestions for CourtneyMethodology

Based on observed first-middle-name pattern combinations, Courtney is most frequently associated with girl middle names that have Strong stress pattern, 5 letters, and a starting sound of “l”.

Examples: Courtney Leigh · Courtney Lynne · Courtney Lynch · Courtney Laine · Courtney Leach. View all 82 suggested middle names.

Names Similar to Courtney

Sound Like Courtney Finder

Names with the exact same overall pronunciation and sound: Kourtney · Cortney · Courteney · View all 29 names

Same Starting Sound Finder

Names that begin with a similar phonetic sound: Karen · Kimberly · Carol · View all Top 100 names

Rhymes With Courtney Finder

Names that share similar ending sounds and rhymes: Mary · Dorothy · Emily · View all Top 100 names

Same Rhythm & Syllables Finder

Names with matching syllable stress and pronunciation rhythm: Mary · Linda · Sarah · View all Top 100 names

Dictionary & Etymology of “Courtney”

Dictionary Meaning of "Courtney"Methodology

• A surname from Old French

  Examples

  • Sir Edward Courtney, and the haughty prelate, Bishop of Exeter, his brother there, With many moe confederates are in arms.

• A male given name transferred from the surname

• A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s

  Examples

  • "One girl ten, another one eight. Courtney and Ashley. I'd have named 'em something else. Sara and Diane, Patti and Jill, something like that. I don't even understand girls.

• A place in the United States

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  • An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Missouri.
  • An unincorporated community in South Liberty Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina.
  • A village in Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Alternative Forms

Cotney · Kourtney.

Translations

The name Courtney has 3 translations, for example: in Chinese Mandarin it is rendered as female given nave, etc..

More Info

How to Spell Courtney in ASL

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