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Cortni

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How to Pronounce Cortni

Pronounced KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrt.ni/Medium

Meaning: Cortni is a streamlined spelling of Courtney, an aristocratic English surname from either Old French court nez, 'short nose,' or the French place-name Courtenay. Used as a girls' first name, it took many creative spellings in its late-century heyday.Medium

In 30 seconds: Cortni is a trimmed spelling of Courtney, a surname meaning 'short nose' or from the place Courtenay; it rode Courtney's girls' vogue and crested around 1990.

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Origin MediumFrench, English

MeaningCortni is a streamlined spelling of Courtney, an aristocratic English surname from either Old French court nez, 'short nose,' or the French place-name Courtenay. Used as a girls' first name, it took many creative spellings in its late-century heyday.

U.S. rank (2022)#15826 ↘ Falling

2022 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1990

Total births (all-time)≈ 823

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cortni is a pared-down spelling of Courtney, an old English surname from either Old French court nez, 'short nose,' or the French locality Courtenay. As Courtney surged as a girls' name in the eighties and nineties, spellings like Cortni, Kortney, and Courtnee multiplied.

Cortni tracked that wave, cresting around the turn of the nineteen-nineties. Its bearers are grown women now, and the name reads as an of-its-moment respelling of a definitive eighties surname-name.

Did you know? Courtney behind Cortni was a distinguished aristocratic surname long before it became a girls' first name — one of the classic 1980s cases of a last name crossing over to the front.

Overall data confidence 65%

Behind the Name — Courtney — surname 'short nose' / Courtenay

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cortni mean?

Cortni is a form of Courtney, a surname from Old French 'short nose' or the place Courtenay.

How do you pronounce Cortni?

It's said KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrt.ni/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Cortni a boy or girl name?

Cortni is a girl's name, a spelling of Courtney.

Is Cortni making a comeback?

The spelling stays dated; Courtney itself is resting after its eighties peak.