boy's name
Cortland
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,194
Cortland is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cortland 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 | 73 |
| 1920s | 73 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 84 |
| 1960s | 89 |
| 1970s | 86 |
| 1980s | 195 |
| 1990s | 510 |
| 2000s | 332 |
| 2010s | 435 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 162 |
How popular is Cortland?
In 2025, Cortland was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Cortland
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cortland also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cortland over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cortland
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cortland — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cortland
How popular is the name Cortland?
In 2025, Cortland was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cortland a girl's or a boy's name?
Cortland is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cortland?
Cortland has 2 syllables.
When was Cortland most popular?
Cortland peaked in 2011, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cortland a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cortland currently ranks #3,967 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.