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Cortny

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How to Pronounce Cortny

Pronounced KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrtni/Medium

Meaning: Cortny is a shortened respelling of Courtney, an English surname and place name variously explained as short nose, from French court nez, or as Court's settlement; the trimmed spelling carries the same sense as its parent.Low

In 30 seconds: Cortny is a respelling of Courtney, an English surname name. It reached a small number of United States girls and is said KORT-nee.
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Origin LowEnglish, American
MeaningCortny is a shortened respelling of Courtney, an English surname and place name variously explained as short nose, from French court nez, or as Court's settlement; the trimmed spelling carries the same sense as its parent.
U.S. rank (2001)#11242 ↗ Rising
2001 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1991
Total births (all-time)≈ 197
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199119762001

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

Cortny shadowed the popular Courtney during its peak years, surfacing in the mid nineteen-seventies and reaching its modest high around 1991.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak. A girl named Cortny then would be in her thirties today. The spelling is a streamlined take on Courtney, easy to say but easy to misread, which is why hearing it helps.

Did you know? Courtney rose as a girl's name through the nineteen-eighties and nineties; Cortny is a phonetic trimming that drops the middle vowels while keeping the sound.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Cortny — Respelling of Courtney; English surname/place name, short nose or Court's settlement

Variations

CourtneyCourtneeKortney

Nicknames

CortNee

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Courtney— the standard spelling this trims
Kortney— a like K- variant of the same name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cortny mean?

It is a respelling of Courtney, an English surname name meaning short nose or Court's settlement.

How do you pronounce Cortny?

It is said KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrtni/, with the stress on the first syllable.

Is Cortny a boy or girl name?

Cortny is recorded as a girl's name, matching Courtney.

How popular is Cortny?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its height in the early nineteen-nineties.

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