How Many People Are Named Kortney?
An estimated 5,530 people in the United States have the first name Kortney. It is predominantly female (92.4%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Kortney peaked in popularity in 1990 with 335 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kortney 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 Kortney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,530
About 1 in 61,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.4% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1990
335 births
Total Registered
5,749
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kortney
Kortney is predominantly female (92.4%), though 436 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kortney as a male name
Ranked #13,210 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1978 (25 births)
Kortney as a female name
Ranked #16,472 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (316 births)
Kortney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kortney span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,603 babies were registered. Kortney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kortney by Decade
How has Kortney 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.
Kortney by State
Birth registrations for Kortney span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, Massachusetts, Hawaii. On average, about 87 Kortneys were registered per state.
Kortney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kortney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kortney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kortney?
We estimate approximately 5,530 people named Kortney 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 61,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Kortney a common name?
Kortney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,749 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kortney most popular?
Kortney reached peak popularity in 1990, when 335 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kortney is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kortney a female name?
Kortney is predominantly female. 92.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kortney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kortney Smith, Kortney Johnson, Kortney 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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