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Kortney

92% girls · last recorded 2023

Kortney has been given to about 5,749 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 5,638
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kortney per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 335
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,749

How popular is Kortney?

Its best year was 1990, when 335 babies were given the name, ranking 677th. The typical living American called Kortney is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Kortney

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cortney0.97
  2. Courtney0.83
  3. Kourtney0.86
  4. Torrey0.68
  5. Honey0.68
  6. Torey0.68
  7. Journey0.63
  8. Whitney0.60

Middle names for Kortney

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kortney Anne0.81
  2. Kortney Catherine0.78
  3. Kortney Josephine0.78
  4. Kortney Rose0.77
  5. Kortney Marie0.77
  6. Kortney Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kortney

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.84
  2. Angelicasister · 0.83
  3. Biancasister · 0.82
  4. Aracelisister · 0.82
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  6. Johnathanbrother · 0.80

Where Kortney is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kortney Anderson0.77
    2. Kortney White0.72
    3. Kortney Nguyen0.72
    4. Kortney Moore0.72
    5. Kortney Hill0.72
    6. Kortney Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kortney

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.