Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1990

Kourtney

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #4,502 Trend ↓ Falling 52%

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Courtney.

Rank 2025
#4,502
among girls · ↓1,019 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Kourtney · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
682 babies
All-time total
14,765
#1,356 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Kourtney popularity over time

14,765 babies have been named Kourtney since 1964, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 45 – 45 5 – #4,111
1970s 528 98 626 63 +1291% #1,214
1980s 2,478 261 2,739 274 +338% #528
1990s 5,447 207 5,654 565 +106% #403
2000s 2,555 120 2,675 268 -53% #680
2010s 2,553 119 2,672 267 0% #646
2020s (to 2025) 319 35 354 59 -78% #2,268

Where Kourtney is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.02 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Kourtney

Kourtney is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,502 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 14,765 American babies have been named Kourtney, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1990, when 682 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kourtney stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kourtney?

The median living Kourtney is about 29 years old; half are between 18 and 35. An estimated 15 thousand people named Kourtney are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kourtney year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,502 9 #8,624
2024 45 #3,483 6 #11,745
2023 52 #3,159 10 #8,023
2022 53 #3,100 – –
2021 59 #2,871 5 #13,228
2020 79 #2,268 5 #13,207
2019 108 #1,870 12 #7,005
2018 90 #2,124 7 #10,274
2017 122 #1,740 5 #13,399
2016 161 #1,436 9 #8,530
2015 236 #1,098 7 #10,170
2014 257 #1,015 17 #5,387
2013 304 #853 12 #6,854
2012 385 #721 12 #6,859
2011 431 #658 21 #4,593
2010 459 #646 17 #5,379
2009 334 #839 15 #5,972
2008 244 #1,072 10 #8,043
2007 159 #1,472 12 #6,896
2006 180 #1,302 11 #7,223
2005 191 #1,202 13 #6,065
2004 248 #966 16 #5,146
2003 254 #927 9 #7,585
2002 273 #847 12 #5,920
2001 319 #754 15 #5,035
2000 353 #680 7 #8,725
1995 559 #455 15 #4,177
1990 646 #403 36 #2,064
1985 215 #781 35 #1,749
1980 141 #1,024 16 #2,902
1975 71 #1,451 – –
1970 12 #4,620 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kourtney

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Kardashian American media personality (born 1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kourtney, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kourtney?

The median living Kourtney is about 29 years old. Half of all living Kourtneys are between 18 and 35 years old.

How many people named Kourtney are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Kourtney are alive in the United States, based on 14,765 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kourtney mean?

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Courtney.

How popular is the name Kourtney in 2025?

Kourtney ranked #4,502 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kourtney?

14,765 babies have been named Kourtney in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kourtney most popular?

Kourtney peaked in 1990, when 682 newborns received the name.

Is Kourtney a boy or girl name?

Kourtney is used for both: about 94% of babies named Kourtney have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Kourtney rising or falling?

Kourtney is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kourtney become more popular?

Kourtney is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Kourtney in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kourtney?

Well-known people named Kourtney include Kourtney Kardashian (celebrity).

Names like Kourtney

Names that sound and feel close to Kourtney: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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