boy's name
Cort
- Origin Germanic languages
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,918
Cort is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Cort is a name of Germanic languages origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 57 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cort over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 169 |
| 1960s | 234 |
| 1970s | 152 |
| 1980s | 156 |
| 1990s | 289 |
| 2000s | 446 |
| 2010s | 336 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 91 |
How popular is Cort?
In 2025, Cort was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cort
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cort also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cort over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cort
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cort — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cort
How popular is the name Cort?
In 2025, Cort was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cort a girl's or a boy's name?
Cort is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cort?
Cort has 1 syllable.
When was Cort most popular?
Cort peaked in 2011, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cort a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cort currently ranks #6,227 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.