How Many People Are Named Cortney?
An estimated 19,111 people in the United States have the first name Cortney. It is used for both genders, with 84.2% female. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Cortney peaked in popularity in 1990 with 1,384 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortney 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 Cortney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,111
About 1 in 17,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
84.2% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
1,384 births
Total Registered
20,089
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortney
Cortney is predominantly female (84.2%), though 3,166 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cortney as a male name
Ranked #12,659 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (152 births)
Cortney as a female name
Ranked #15,701 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (1,261 births)
Cortney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortney span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 8,445 babies were registered. Cortney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cortney by Decade
How has Cortney 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.
Cortney by State
Birth registrations for Cortney span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 344 Cortneys were registered per state.
Cortney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortney
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortney?
We estimate approximately 19,111 people named Cortney 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 17,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortney a common name?
Cortney is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,089 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortney most popular?
Cortney reached peak popularity in 1990, when 1,384 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortney is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortney a female name?
Cortney is predominantly female. 84.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortney Smith, Cortney Johnson, Cortney 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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