Courtney Love
There are approximately 75 people named Courtney Love living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,570,058 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Courtney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Love. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
75
1 in 4,570,058
Named Courtney
266K
Alive today
Named Love
96K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 266K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 36
Estimated bearers: 96K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #385
Per 100K: 28.09
Top ancestry: White (56.5%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Love surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Love, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.5%.
- White56.5%
- Black or African American37.0%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
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).
The surname Love appears at a rate of 28.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0281%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 75 people with the full name Courtney Love. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Courtney
FAQ
Courtney Love: questions and answers
How many people are named Courtney Love?
We estimate approximately 75 people in the United States share the full name Courtney Love. That works out to about 1 in 4,570,058 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0777%) with the surname frequency (28.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Courtney Love?
We classify Courtney Love as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,570,058 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.