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Kourtney

Girl name · 68 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Kourtney: 68 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 12 births in 2013.

An inventive spelling of Courtney, Kourtney traces its roots to the Old French name Courtenay, originally a place name meaning “domain of Curtius” or, more literally, “short nose.” The name gained prominence through the Anglo-Norman noble family of Courtenay. Most famously, Kourtney Kardashian, eldest of the reality-television clan, has kept the name in the public eye since the early 2000s. While no specific place is named after a bearer, the name shares its etymological origin with the historic town of Courtenay in northern France. The K-initial spelling—also seen in variations like Kortney—became especially popular in the United States during the late twentieth century, offering a modern twist on a classic surname-turned-first-name.