Court
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the courtyard or royal court.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Court by the numbers
Court was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 1959, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Court. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Court
Names that are said the same way as Court, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kortshort; a form of Curt13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Court, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Court
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