Courtney
KORT-nee
Average rank #1,930 across 4 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose". As a feminine name in America, it first became popular during the 1970s.
Germanic
[Dweller at the] farmstead.
Popularity
How popular is Courtney?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#1,895
in 2024
#4,271
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#780
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#2,335
in 2025
#3,141
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#2,710
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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