girl's name
Cortana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 208
Cortana is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2015, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Cortana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 135 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 44 |
How popular is Cortana?
In 2024, Cortana was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Cortana is used
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 Cortana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cortana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cortana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cortana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cortana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cortana
How popular is the name Cortana?
In 2024, Cortana was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Cortana a girl's or a boy's name?
Cortana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cortana most popular?
Cortana peaked in 2015, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.