Courtney Craig
There are approximately 78 people named Courtney Craig living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Courtney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Craig. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
78
1 in 4,394,286
Named Courtney
266K
Alive today
Named Craig
101K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 266K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 36
Top Census group: White (76.4%)
Estimated bearers: 101K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #349
Per 100K: 29.33
Top ancestry: White (76.0%)
First name trend
Courtney: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Courtney. The peak year was 1990 with 16,055 births. The average person named Courtney today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Courtney
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Courtney, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Courtney described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Courtney at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.4% · 188,215
- Black or African American15.0% · 36,831
- Two or more races3.9% · 9,526
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 7,651
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 2,491
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,526
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Craig surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Craig, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Craig described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Craig at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.0% · 66,592
- Black or African American14.9% · 13,080
- Two or more races4.3% · 3,731
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 2,932
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 678
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 662
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Courtney has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0777% of the US population, based on 266,155 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Courtney right now.
The surname Craig appears at a rate of 29.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0293%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 78 people with the full name Courtney Craig. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Courtney Craig: questions and answers
How many people are named Courtney Craig?
We estimate approximately 78 people in the United States share the full name Courtney Craig. That works out to about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0777%) with the surname frequency (29.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Courtney Craig?
We classify Courtney Craig as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,394,286 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Courtney a male or female name?
Courtney is predominantly female. Out of 281,315 total SSA registrations, 8.2% were male and 91.8% were female. See the full Courtney profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Courtney Craig?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.