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Courtney

“Domain of Curtius; ultimately from Latin "short"” — Old French (Norman), from Latin origin

Girl's name · #2326 in the US (2025) · 90s

Courtney has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #17 (1990) · 258,399 babies named Courtney all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Courtneys

• Courtney Love — American rock musician and actress (born 1964)
• Courtney Thorne-Smith — American actress
• Courtney Barnett — Australian singer-songwriter and rock guitarist
• Courtney Eaton — Australian actress and model (born 1996)
• Courtney Ford — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Courtney Whitmore — Smallville · Legends of Tomorrow
• Courtney Chetwynde — Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space
• Courtney Woods — Doctor Who

What Courtneys become

Among 703 notable people named Courtney:

Athletes appear 2.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Courtney Frerichs, American athletics competitor.

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