How Many People Are Named Cortnie?
An estimated 829 people in the United States have the first name Cortnie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Cortnie peaked in popularity in 1990 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortnie 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 Cortnie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
829
About 1 in 413,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
61 births
Total Registered
869
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortnie
Cortnie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 869 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cortnie as a female name
Ranked #17,036 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1990 (61 births)
Cortnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortnie span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 350 babies were registered. Cortnie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cortnie by Decade
How has Cortnie 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.
Cortnie by State
Birth registrations for Cortnie span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Florida, Texas. On average, about 27 Cortnies were registered per state.
Cortnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortnie
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortnie?
We estimate approximately 829 people named Cortnie 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 413,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortnie a common name?
Cortnie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 869 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortnie most popular?
Cortnie reached peak popularity in 1990, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortnie is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortnie a female name?
Cortnie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortnie Smith, Cortnie Johnson, Cortnie 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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