Courtney
KORT-nee
Average rank #2,026 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?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#2,278
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#780
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#2,335
in 2025
#3,141
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#2,710
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
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