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Cortney

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2011

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2011, ranging from #1015 to #5785.199619992002200520082011#1015#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1755
1997#1015
1998#1480
1999#1970
2000#1475
2001#1728
2002#1530
2003#1628
2004#1952
2005#2682
2006#2509
2007#1965
2008#3005
2009#3422
2010#3533
2011#5785

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 England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2011.

In 1997: #358 among girls in Northern Ireland, #1015 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2011 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Cortney'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#196512HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#162812HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#153012HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#148012HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#101520HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified

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

Where Cortney is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Cortney, between 1996 and 2011. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: highest position in 1997Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719962011
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201116#1015 in 1997
Northern Ireland19971#358 in 1997
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Cortney

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2011.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1996 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.