Courtland
Courtland was the 3593rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 947th; the most babies were born in 1996 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved down 775 places. More babies were named Courtland in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,593 boys, down 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,100babies recorded
Courtland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,593 | — | 31 |
| 2020 | — | #3,506 | — | 31 |
| 2010 | — | #3,321 | — | 33 |
| 2000 | #12,069 | #1,728 | 7 | 65 |
| 1990 | #9,448 | #1,241 | 8 | 79 |
| 1980 | — | #1,414 | — | 45 |
| 1970 | — | #1,398 | — | 36 |
| 1960 | — | #2,056 | — | 16 |
| 1950 | — | #1,624 | — | 21 |
| 1940 | — | #2,358 | — | 10 |
| 1930 | — | #1,568 | — | 22 |
| 1920 | — | #1,553 | — | 24 |
| 1910 | — | #1,336 | — | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Courtland, counting every spelling?
Courtland is the most common spelling of a name family that had 58 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland | 31 | #3,593 | 170 |
| Cortland | 27 | #3,968 | 123 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Courtland?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Courtland (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Courtland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Courtland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Courtland?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Courtland are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 21 and 42. That makes Courtland mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Courtland by state
How common Courtland was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Courtland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Courtland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Courtland
How popular is the name Courtland?
Courtland was the 3593rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 947th; the most babies were born in 1996 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved down 775 places. More babies were named Courtland in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Courtland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Courtland in the US.
Where is Courtland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Courtland was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.