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Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Courtney

KORT-nee · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Short nose or from Courtenay, a French place name
Language
English
Culture
English;French
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
place name · preppy
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1978
2024 births99
Peak year1990
First appeared1881
Total US births258,319
1990 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CourtCoco
Alternate spellings
CourteneyCortneyKourtney
In other languages
Cortenay (French)

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Notable people named Courtney

Courtney Love (musician)
Courtney B. Vance (actor
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Courteney Cox (actress)
Courtney Kemp (producer)