Declining since 2016, #5,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Kourtlyn since 1992
Babies named Kourtlyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 84 |
| 2010s | 188 |
| 2020s | 92 |
Meaning & origin
Kourtlyn is a modern American invention that first entered the U.S. baby name records in 1992. It reached its peak popularity in 2023, then began a downward trajectory that continues as of 2025, when it ranked 5917th nationally. The name follows the familiar pattern of blending a familiar sound (Courtney) with the fashionable -lyn suffix, echoing names like Kaitlyn and Brooklyn. In 2025, about 1 in 80,363 newborn girls received the name. Stylistically, Kourtlyn fits alongside other creative respellings of established names, and its use has been concentrated in the 2020s, though it shows signs of waning since 2016.
Kourtlyn is a 20th-century coinage, formed by combining the popular name Courtney with the common feminine suffix -lyn (a variant of -line, from names like Lyn). It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992, part of a trend of creative respellings and melodic -lyn names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kourt, Lyn, K.K.
Sibling names for Kourtlyn
Names that share Kourtlyn's style, for a brother or sister.
