Short nose or from the court
A modern phonetic spelling of the French surname Courtney. It originally derived from a nickname for someone with a short nose ('court nez') or referred to someone associated with an aristocratic court.
Less common today
Cortny isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,952 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
