Courtney is a distinctive choice, ranked #1895 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Courtney in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1895
About the Name Courtney
Courtney has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 830 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #17 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 13 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Courtney is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Courtney
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Courtney per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Courtney in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Courtney has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 830 places in the last five years. Its peak was #17 in 1998. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Courtney is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Courtney include: Courtney Grosbeck â Courtney Grosbeck is an American actor and model best known for playing the role of Coco Spectra in the soap The Bold and the Beautiful and Rachel Sachs in the...; Courtney Lawes â Courtney Linford Lawes is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Pro D2 club Brive and formerly for the England national team.; Courtney Thorne-Smith â Courtney Thorne-Smith is an American actress..
Courtney does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Courtneys in the wild.
15
UK babies named Courtney (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 830 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Courtney
Likely around 1 other Courtney in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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