boy's name
Cortez
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,065
Cortez is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1990, when 351 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 32,826 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Cortez over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 127 |
| 1920s | 147 |
| 1930s | 129 |
| 1940s | 117 |
| 1950s | 228 |
| 1960s | 378 |
| 1970s | 819 |
| 1980s | 1,837 |
| 1990s | 2,674 |
| 2000s | 2,033 |
| 2010s | 1,854 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 635 |
How popular is Cortez?
In 2025, Cortez was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cortez 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 Cortez
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cortez also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cortez over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cortez
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cortez — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cortez
How popular is the name Cortez?
In 2025, Cortez was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cortez a girl's or a boy's name?
Cortez is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cortez?
Cortez has 2 syllables.
When was Cortez most popular?
Cortez peaked in 1990, when 351 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cortez a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cortez currently ranks #1,656 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.