Kourtney
Kourtney was the 4502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 403rd with 646 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,404 places. More babies were named Kourtney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Courtney) from Courtenay (Latin curtus 'short') · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,502 girls, down 2,234 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- 89% girls, 11% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990646 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,765babies recorded
What does the name Kourtney mean?
Kourtney is a spelling of Courtney, pronounced the same way, so it shares Courtney's meaning and origin.
Courtney is a variant of Courtenay, an aristocratic Norman surname from places in Normandy, derived, as Wiktionary notes, from Latin Curtenus, a personal name from curtus 'short'. A popular explanation as French court nez 'short nose' is a folk etymology. It was a boys' name first and became very popular for girls in the 1980s and 1990s.
Curtēnus (Latin, “personal name”)curtus (Latin, “short”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Other explanations you may read: French court nez 'short nose'.
Related names: Courtenay, Kortney, Cortney.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Courtney', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Kourtney popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,502 | #8,624 | 31 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,268 | #13,207 | 79 | 5 |
| 2010 | #646 | #5,379 | 459 | 17 |
| 2000 | #680 | #8,725 | 353 | 7 |
| 1990 | #403 | #2,064 | 646 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,024 | #2,902 | 141 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,620 | — | 12 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kourtney, counting every spelling?
Kourtney is a spelling of Courtney, a name family that ranked #1,652 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,502 for Kourtney on its own. Together these spellings went to 109 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney | 78 | #2,335 | 526 |
| Kourtney | 31 | #4,502 | 240 |
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 Kourtney?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kourtney (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kourtney 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 Kourtney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kourtney?
About 13,700 people born in the US named Kourtney are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Kourtney mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kourtney by state
How common Kourtney was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five girls 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 Kourtney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kourtney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kourtney
What does Kourtney mean?
Kourtney is a spelling of Courtney, which means “from Courtenay (Latin curtus 'short')” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kourtney?
Kourtney was the 4502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 403rd with 646 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,404 places. More babies were named Kourtney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kourtney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 89% girls, 11% boys given the name Kourtney in the US.
Where is Kourtney most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kourtney was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.