Courtenay
Courtenay is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Courtenay are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 21% male / 79% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 250 male / 1,188 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Courtenay
To address Courtenay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Courtenay," in English, "Guten Tag Courtenay," in German. About 21% of people named Courtenay are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Courtenay,
German
Guten Tag Courtenay,
French
Bonjour Courtenay,
Spanish
Estimado/a Courtenay:
Chinese
Courtenay您好：
Japanese
Courtenay様
English
Hi Courtenay,
German
Hi Courtenay,
French
Salut Courtenay,
Spanish
Hola Courtenay,
Chinese
Courtenay你好：
Japanese
Courtenayさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 17% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
250 male · 1,188 female · 1,438 births recorded
Since 1980: 15% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Courtenay a male or female name?
Courtenay is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Courtenay are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Courtenay in an email?
To address Courtenay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Courtenay," in English, "Guten Tag Courtenay," in German. About 21% of people named Courtenay are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Courtenay a unisex name?
Courtenay is not a unisex name: 21% of people named Courtenay are men. Courtenay leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Courtenay a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/courtenay (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_courtenay,
title = {Is Courtenay a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/courtenay},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}