Court dweller or land of the court
A modern American invention likely created by combining the traditional surname-name Courtney with the popular suffix -lyn. It carries the aristocratic associations of a royal court or enclosed space while feeling contemporary and feminine.
Less common today
Courtlyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,231 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).