How Many People Are Named Cortnee?
An estimated 591 people in the United States have the first name Cortnee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Cortnee peaked in popularity in 1991 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortnee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cortnee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
591
About 1 in 579,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
44 births
Total Registered
617
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortnee
Cortnee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 617 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cortnee as a female name
Ranked #12,703 in 2009
8 female births in 2009
Peak: 1991 (44 births)
Cortnee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortnee span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 276 babies were registered. While Cortnee is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cortnee by Decade
How has Cortnee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cortnee by State
Birth registrations for Cortnee span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, California. On average, about 11 Cortnees were registered per state.
Cortnee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortnee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortnee
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Cortnee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortnee?
We estimate approximately 591 people named Cortnee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 579,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortnee a common name?
Cortnee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 617 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortnee most popular?
Cortnee reached peak popularity in 1991, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortnee is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortnee a female name?
Cortnee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortnee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortnee Smith, Cortnee Johnson, Cortnee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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