Given name
Kortni
“one who is polite; courteous”
Kortni is a variant of Kourtney. One American interpretation is “one who is polite; courteous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kortni is a variant of Kourtney. One American interpretation is “one who is polite; courteous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kortni connects to the Courtney name family through Kourtney. An origin associated with Courtney is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kortni connects to the Courtney name family through Kourtney. The history of Courtney gives this family its wider story. Courtney’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kortni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,189
- 0 boys · 1,189 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,046 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kortni’s family of names
Kortni has a related form in Kourtney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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