How Many People Are Named Courteney?
An estimated 1,087 people in the United States have the first name Courteney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Courteney peaked in popularity in 1995 with 170 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Courteney 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 Courteney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,087
About 1 in 315,321 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1995
170 births
Total Registered
1,129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Courteney
Courteney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,129 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Courteney as a male name
Ranked #6,430 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1980 (5 births)
Courteney as a female name
Ranked #10,984 in 2008
10 female births in 2008
Peak: 1995 (170 births)
Courteney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Courteney span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 575 babies were registered. While Courteney is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Courteney by Decade
How has Courteney 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.
Courteney by State
Birth registrations for Courteney span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 20 Courteneys were registered per state.
Courteney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Courteney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Courteney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Courteney?
We estimate approximately 1,087 people named Courteney 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 315,321 Americans share this first name.
Is Courteney a common name?
Courteney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Courteney most popular?
Courteney reached peak popularity in 1995, when 170 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Courteney is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Courteney a female name?
Courteney is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Courteney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Courteney Smith, Courteney Johnson, Courteney 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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