Courtney

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Courtney: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Courtney: Recorded every year since 1984, it reached #8 in 1996, and it stood at #1,894 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
148times a registrar ranked it
41years from first to last
#8highest recorded position
30groupings it qualifies for
48names it appears alongside

What stands out in Courtney's record

Ranked every year since 1984, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 26 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 3,251 births with the name in 1998, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Appears alongside 48 other names across 7 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#52
1997	#18
1998	#17
1999	#18
2000	#22
2001	#29
2002	#32
2003	#34
2004	#46
2005	#58
2006	#66
2007	#79
2008	#98
2009	#112
2010	#129
2011	#161
2012	#261
2013	#306
2014	#399
2015	#455
2016	#529
2017	#701
2018	#729
2019	#980
2020	#1065
2021	#1454
2022	#1416
2023	#1410
2024	#1894

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 36 years from 1988 to 2023.

In 2023: #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1410 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1984–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1984
First recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2006
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1996 (recorded 1985–2006).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Courtney appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 30 ranked years and 890 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1984.

Courtney across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Courtney's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#407 (1988)	#43 (1998)	#727 (2023)	30 of 36	890 (1988–2023)	105 (1998)
England and Wales · Boys	#247 (1996)	#247 (1996)	#4270 (2024)	26 of 29	424 (1996–2024)	116 (1996)
England and Wales · Girls	#52 (1996)	#17 (1998)	#1894 (2024)	29 of 29	23,159 (1996–2024)	3,251 (1998)
New Zealand · Girls	#91 (1985)	#8 (1996)	#96 (2006)	21 of 22	2,941 (1985–2006)	235 (1994)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#68 (1984)	#11 (1996)	#94 (2004)	21 of 21	4,664 (1984–2004)	368 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#12 (1997)	#12 (1997)	#432 (2017)	21 of 21	1,101 (1997–2017)	185 (1997)

Courtney by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Courtney in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	5	1 of 10	5
1990s	376	10 of 10	38
2000sbusiest	423	10 of 10	42
2010s	77	7 of 10	11
2020s	9	2 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 42 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1996 and 1997, when recorded births rose by 80, from 14 to 94.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Courtney appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1984 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #8 in New Zealand in 1996.

Courtney's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1894	15	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1410	22	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1416	22	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1454	21	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1065	31	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#980	36	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#729	54	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#701	58	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#529	80	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#455	95	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#399	109	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#306	152	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2403	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#261	190	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#161	325	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#129	443	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#112	480	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1981	10	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#98	590	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2507	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#79	756	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#66	910	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#58	949	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1534	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#46	1,200	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1280	14	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#34	1,419	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1248	13	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#32	1,537	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#907	19	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#29	1,783	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#786	22	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#22	2,131	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#848	19	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#18	2,485	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#973	15	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#17	3,251	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#554	33	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#18	2,812	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#399	56	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#52	1,203	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#247	116	High	Verified
2004	New South Wales, Australia	female	#94	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	126	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	142	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	female	#37	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	female	#23	232	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	female	#19	259	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	female	#12	323	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	female	#11	368	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	female	#11	345	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	female	#13	333	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	female	#12	359	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#22	280	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	233	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	female	#26	236	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#34	212	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	female	#32	201	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	female	#42	171	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	female	#30	216	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	female	#56	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	116	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New Zealand	female	#96	44	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	female	#69	57	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	female	#54	69	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#52	69	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#35	107	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	female	#17	147	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#17	158	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	female	#13	192	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	female	#10	203	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	female	#8	217	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#11	226	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#10	235	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#14	203	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#23	165	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	female	#22	172	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	female	#21	182	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	female	#24	164	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	female	#38	120	High	Verified
1987	New Zealand	female	#45	107	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	female	#94	50	High	Verified
1985	New Zealand	female	#91	54	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#432	3	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#276	6	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#269	6	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#365	4	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#199	10	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#131	16	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#168	12	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#124	19	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#99	24	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#96	25	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#84	24	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#51	40	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#55	36	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#43	50	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#37	64	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#35	70	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#31	78	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#18	114	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#14	138	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#13	177	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#12	185	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#727	4	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#634	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#494	8	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#584	6	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	9	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	11	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#266	19	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	20	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#314	15	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#181	32	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#222	22	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#169	29	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#151	30	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	39	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	53	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#83	59	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	60	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#53	84	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	104	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#43	105	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#59	94	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#248	14	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#205	19	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#240	14	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#415	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#363	7	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	10	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#407	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1984 and 2024, ranked in 41 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #8, first reached in 1996.

It held a top-100 place in 26 years, 26 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 3,251 births, registered in England and Wales in 1998.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1985, and 13 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Cosmo · #651, 30y
Courteney · #186, 15y
Cove · #432, 10y
Craig · #6, 72y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ashleigh · #8, 44y
Theodor · #8, 44y
Lewis · #10, 42y
Chelsea · #19, 39y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Callum · #8, 38y
Iben · #7, 38y
Jake · #7, 41y
Caleb · #12, 44y

Comparisons involving Courtney

Existing comparison pages where Courtney and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Courtney in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Ella vs Courtney
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #52 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2024 they were #39 and #1894.
Ella · Courtney · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Courtney vs Jasmine
In 1996 they stood at #52 and #55 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2024 they were #1894 and #92.
Courtney · Jasmine · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Anna vs Courtney
In 1996 they stood at #47 and #52 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #125 and #1894.
Anna · Courtney · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Courtney within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Courtney vs Brooke
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Courtney and Brooke averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #94 and #40.
Courtney · Brooke · 21 shared years, 1984–2004 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Courtney and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Olivia vs Courtney
In 1998, Olivia moved ahead of Courtney in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #19 and #11 the year before became #7 and #12.
Olivia · Courtney · 16 shared years, 1988–2004 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1998 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Chloe vs Courtney
In 1996, Chloe moved ahead of Courtney in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #16 and #13 the year before became #8 and #11.
Chloe · Courtney · 20 shared years, 1985–2004 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Grace vs Courtney
In 1998, Grace moved ahead of Courtney in New Zealand · Girls — #12 and #10 the year before became #8 and #13.
Grace · Courtney · 19 shared years, 1987–2006 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1998 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Pairs involving Courtney measured in New Zealand's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Courtney at its highest position.

Courtney vs Jenna
In New Zealand · Girls, Courtney moved into the top 50 at #24 in 1989 as Jenna fell out of it to #64, having been #37 the year before.
Courtney · Jenna · 10 shared years, 1985–2004 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 New Zealand ranking
Jennifer vs Courtney
In New Zealand · Girls, Courtney moved into the top 50 at #24 in 1989 as Jennifer fell out of it to #54, having been #32 the year before.
Jennifer · Courtney · 18 shared years, 1985–2003 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 New Zealand ranking
Amelia vs Courtney
In New Zealand · Girls, Amelia moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2002 as Courtney fell out of it to #52, having been #35 the year before.
Amelia · Courtney · 20 shared years, 1986–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2002 New Zealand ranking

New Zealand overview→

Courtney was ranked #8 in New Zealand · Girls in 1996. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Courtney and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Courtney without appearing here.

Courtney moved ahead of

Audrey Compare
In 2021 they stood at #750 and #476 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #634 and #905.
Judith Compare
In 2021 they stood at #750 and #661 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #634 and #905.
Sinead Compare
In 2021 they stood at #750 and #170 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #634 and #905.
Carmel Compare
In 1996 they stood at #248 and #235 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1997 that had become #59 and #275.

Moved ahead of Courtney

Theodor Compare
In 2009 they stood at #1981 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #1201.
Anders Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3334 and #4608 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #2301.
Hans Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3079 and #3478 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3959 and #2445.
Fredrik Compare
In 2009 they stood at #1981 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #1483.

Moved the opposite way to Courtney

Alice Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 while Alice went from #122 to #38.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 while Caoimhe went from #85 to #26.
Erin Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 while Erin went from #214 to #40.
Hannah Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 while Hannah went from #106 to #12.

Moved the same way as Courtney

Alma Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 and Alma from #280 to #625.
Aoife Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 and Aoife from #10 to #31.
Audrey Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 and Audrey from #116 to #856.
Diane Compare
Between 1988 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Courtney went from #407 to #727 and Diane from #191 to #727.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1984 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #8 in New Zealand in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Courtney

Courtney at a glance

What stands out in Courtney's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Courtney across 6 official records

Courtney by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Courtney appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Courtney

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Courtney

Courtney and the names beside it

Courtney moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Courtney

Moved the opposite way to Courtney

Moved the same way as Courtney

Courtney at a glance

What stands out in Courtney's record

Courtney across 6 official records

Courtney by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Courtney appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Courtney

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Courtney

Courtney and the names beside it

Courtney moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Courtney

Moved the opposite way to Courtney

Moved the same way as Courtney