Cortney is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cortney means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cortney across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cortney has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cortney is a girl name of Old French origin meaning “short nose, or court dweller”. A variant spelling of Courtney, from a Norman surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,096 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 157 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cortney per year, United States (1943 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (1,384/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (20/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (3/yr).
Cortney has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #438 nationally (given to 1,384 babies that year).
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