Cortez Name Popularity and Statistics

Cortez is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births10,988
First Year on Record1882

Cortez popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys101#1,654
2024Boys77#1,997
2023Boys84#1,875
2022Boys104#1,652
2021Boys145#1,300
2020Boys124#1,398
2019Boys147#1,271
2018Boys149#1,238
2017Boys176#1,104
2016Boys162#1,175
2015Boys192#1,042
2014Boys195#1,035
2013Boys229#907
2012Boys195#1,011
2011Boys195#995
2010Boys214#940
2009Boys227#909
2008Boys200#985
2007Boys205#959
2006Boys200#937
2005Boys223#832
2004Boys185#917
2003Boys195#877
2002Boys163#970

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1990 · Boys

346 recorded births and rank #532.

1991 · Boys

323 recorded births and rank #563.

1989 · Boys

320 recorded births and rank #542.

1993 · Boys

313 recorded births and rank #581.

Where Cortez ranked highest in 2025

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

MS
Rank #522 · 5 recorded births
LA
Rank #672 · 6 recorded births
MI
Rank #829 · 8 recorded births
GA
Rank #1,350 · 5 recorded births
TX
Rank #1,483 · 12 recorded births
CA
Rank #1,998 · 7 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Cortez