Courtnay comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Variant of Courtney, meaning "courtier"..
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How popular is Courtnay?
1985peak year
Today, Courtnay has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1985, 24 babies were given the name (ranked #3539 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 477 babies have been registered as Courtnay since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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