Cort
Cort was the 6195th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1151st; the most babies were born in 2011 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,219 places. More babies were named Cort in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,195 boys, down 1,463 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,918babies recorded
Cort popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,195 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,732 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,320 | 33 |
| 2000 | #1,947 | 53 |
| 1990 | #2,323 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,549 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,530 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,055 | 16 |
| 1950 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cort, counting every spelling?
Cort is the most common spelling of a name family that had 22 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cort | 14 | #6,195 | 71 |
| Kort | 8 | #9,359 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cort?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cort (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cort born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cort.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cort?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Cort are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 48. That makes Cort mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cort: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cort, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cort
How popular is the name Cort?
Cort was the 6195th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1151st; the most babies were born in 2011 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,219 places. More babies were named Cort in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cort a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cort in the US.