Cortland
Cortland was the 3968th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1560th; the most babies were born in 2011 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,317 places. More babies were named Cortland in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,968 boys, down 132 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,194babies recorded
Cortland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,968 | — | 27 |
| 2020 | — | #3,836 | — | 27 |
| 2010 | — | #2,593 | — | 47 |
| 2000 | — | #2,438 | — | 39 |
| 1990 | — | #2,181 | — | 33 |
| 1980 | — | #4,207 | — | 9 |
| 1970 | — | #3,325 | — | 9 |
| 1960 | — | #3,400 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | #3,085 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | #2,514 | — | 9 |
| 1930 | — | #2,327 | — | 12 |
| 1920 | — | #3,551 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cortland, counting every spelling?
Cortland is a spelling of Courtland, a name family that had 58 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland | 31 | #3,593 | 170 |
| Cortland | 27 | #3,968 | 123 |
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 Cortland?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cortland (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cortland 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cortland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cortland?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Cortland are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 14 and 36. That makes Cortland 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
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Questions about the name Cortland
How popular is the name Cortland?
Cortland was the 3968th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1560th; the most babies were born in 2011 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,317 places. More babies were named Cortland in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cortland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Cortland in the US.