Cortez
Cortez was the 1655th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 532nd with 346 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 613 places. More babies were named Cortez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,655 boys, down 255 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990346 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,988babies recorded
Cortez popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 89 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,655 | 101 |
| 2020 | #1,400 | 124 |
| 2010 | #941 | 214 |
| 2000 | #741 | 230 |
| 1990 | #532 | 346 |
| 1980 | #852 | 108 |
| 1970 | #1,118 | 54 |
| 1960 | #1,195 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,957 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #1,834 | 17 |
| 1920 | #3,010 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cortez, counting every spelling?
Cortez is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,428 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,655 for Cortez on its own. Together these spellings went to 115 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortez | 101 | #1,655 | 511 |
| Kortez | 14 | #6,296 | 124 |
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 Cortez?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cortez (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cortez 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 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cortez.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cortez?
About 10,000 people born in the US named Cortez are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 17 and 38. That makes Cortez 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.
Cortez by state
How common Cortez was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.1×), Michigan (2.0×), Ohio (1.7×), Georgia (1.5×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cortez: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cortez, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cortez
How popular is the name Cortez?
Cortez was the 1655th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 532nd with 346 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 613 places. More babies were named Cortez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cortez a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cortez in the US.
Where is Cortez most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cortez was most common in Alabama (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Michigan.