Kourtnee
A feminine variant of Courtney, derived from the French name Courtney or Courtenay.
Name Census estimates that about 679 living Americans carry the first name Kourtnee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kourtnee today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kourtnee births was 1993 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kourtnee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
679
~ 1 in 504,793 Americans
Peak year
1993
38 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,388
Tracked since 1981
Census
Kourtnee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 571 people with the first name Kourtnee, which placed it at #18,776 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,776
National first-name rank
People counted
571
571 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
48.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kourtnee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kourtnee is White at 48.2%. The next largest groups are Black (39.1%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kourtnee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kourtnee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White48.2% · 275
- Black or African American39.1% · 223
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 33
- Two or more races5.3% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 3
Popularity
Kourtnee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kourtnee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 283 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kourtnee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kourtnee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kourtnees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Illinois, Ohio recorded the most babies named Kourtnee, while Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kourtnee
The given name Kourtnee is a variant spelling of the English name Courtney, which itself is derived from the French surname Courtney or Courtenay. The name can be traced back to the Norman French territorial name de Courtenay, referring to the town of Courtenay in the Loiret department of north-central France. The name originated in the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.
The name Courtenay is believed to be derived from the Latin word "curtis," meaning "courtyard" or "estate," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked on a particular courtyard or estate. The town of Courtenay was likely named after an early landholder or noble family who held the territory.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Courtney comes from the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists a person named Radulfus de Courtenai or Ralph de Courtenay. The de Courtenay family was a prominent noble family in medieval England and France, and several members of the family held significant positions of power and influence.
One notable historical figure with the name Courtney was Courtney of Arundel (c. 1073–1139), an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry I. Another was William Courtney (c. 1342–1396), an English prelate who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1381 until his death.
In the 14th century, the name Courtney appeared in the literary work "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, as the name of one of the pilgrims, the Courtney Knight. This literary reference contributed to the name's popularity and recognition in England.
Other notable historical figures with the name Courtney include Courtney Arbuthnott (1737–1820), a Scottish admiral in the Royal Navy, and Courtney Bradshaw (1846–1925), an American politician and jurist who served as a judge in the Arizona Territory.
While the traditional spelling of the name is Courtney, the variant spelling Kourtnee emerged in more recent times, likely as a way to create a unique or personalized version of the name. However, this spelling is not as historically documented as the original Courtney spelling.
People
Kourtnee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kourtnee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kourtnee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kourtnee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 679 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kourtnee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 504,793 US residents.
Is Kourtnee a common name?
We classify Kourtnee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 697 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kourtnee most popular?
The single biggest year for Kourtnee was 1993, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kourtnee is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kourtnee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 571 people with the name Kourtnee, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,776 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kourtnee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kourtnee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kourtnee leans strongly female. 560 people counted with this name were female (97.4%), compared with 15 male bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kourtnee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kourtnee is White at 48.2%. The next largest groups are Black (39.1%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kourtnee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kourtnee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.2% (275 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kourtnee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kourtnee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kourtnee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kourtnee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kourtnee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kourtnee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Kourtnee as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Kourtnee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.