Courtney Vance
There are approximately 43 people named Courtney Vance living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,971,031 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Courtney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Vance. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
43
1 in 7,971,031
Named Courtney
266K
Alive today
Named Vance
55K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 266K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 36
Estimated bearers: 55K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #737
Per 100K: 16.04
Top ancestry: White (81.6%)
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 Vance surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Vance, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.6%.
- White81.6%
- Black or African American12.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
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 Vance appears at a rate of 16.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0160%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 43 people with the full name Courtney Vance. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Courtney
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FAQ
Courtney Vance: questions and answers
How many people are named Courtney Vance?
We estimate approximately 43 people in the United States share the full name Courtney Vance. That works out to about 1 in 7,971,031 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0777%) with the surname frequency (16.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Courtney Vance?
We classify Courtney Vance as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,971,031 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.