Courtney

Courtney is a female given name: 92% of people named Courtney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 8%Female 92%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 8% male / 92% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 22,619 male / 257,289 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Courtney

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Courtney," in English, "Guten Tag Courtney," in German. Courtney is a female given name: about 92% of people named Courtney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Courtney,

German

Guten Tag Courtney,

French

Bonjour Courtney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Courtney:

Chinese

Courtney您好：

Japanese

Courtney様

English

Hi Courtney,

German

Hi Courtney,

French

Salut Courtney,

Spanish

Hola Courtney,

Chinese

Courtney你好：

Japanese

Courtneyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Courtney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	8%

United States birth data

22,619 male · 257,289 female · 279,908 births recorded

Male 8%Female 92%

Since 1980: 6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Courtney a male or female name?

Courtney is a female given name: 92% of people named Courtney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Courtney in an email?

Is Courtney a unisex name?

Courtney is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Courtney are men. Courtney leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Courtney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/courtney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_courtney,
  title  = {Is Courtney a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/courtney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}