Courtland
Masculine · “land of the court”
Courtland is given to both — 3,855 boys and 245 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Courtland is a Dutch and English surname meaning court land — the land attached to a manor house, or the enclosed ground before it. It was in real American use in the nineteenth century.
How old is the name Courtland?
Courtland first appears in US birth records in 1886 — 139 years ago. The typical Courtland alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 3,100 people named Courtland are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Courtland most popular?
Courtland peaked in 1888, reaching #917 nationally. Today it ranks #3583, 2,666 places below that high. See the whole 1888 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Courtland
The Van Courtlandt family were among the substantial Dutch landholders of colonial New York, and their name is on a manor, a park and a street. Courtland and Cortland both descend from the compound, and a New York county carries the second. The name moved into American given-name use in the nineteenth century, part of the same habit that took Van Buren and Livingston into front position.
Meaning
land of the court, enclosed land
From Dutch and English court, an enclosed yard or a manorial seat, and land; the compound named the ground belonging to a great house. The Dutch surname Van Courtlandt is the best-documented form.
Pronouncing Courtland
KORT-luhnd
Two syllables, first stressed. There is no variation.
Nicknames for Courtland
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1886
- Most boys named
- 1996119 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #917reached in 1888
- Change vs 2023
- −11.4%31 in 2025, from 35
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Courtland in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Van Courtlandt in Dutch — related form
- Cortland in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Louisiana, Alabama.
Courtlands among us
people named Courtland are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 55,099 born in 2025 was named Courtland
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Courtland sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Courtland is headed
Courtland should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Courtland beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Courtland in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that is transparent once explained.
- Genuine nineteenth-century American use behind it.
- Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
- Cortland is an equally current spelling and an apple variety carries it.
- Nine letters is a fair amount for early handwriting.
- It reads as a surname to people meeting it in front of another one.
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Masculine · #3583 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Courtlands are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,100 people named Courtland are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Courtland in 2025?
- Courtland ranks #3583 among US boy names in 2025, with 31 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Courtland?
- About 1 in every 55,099 US boys born in 2025 was named Courtland — 31 in all.
- Will my child share the name Courtland with classmates?
- Courtland will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Courtland
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