Cortez
1 country#1654 in United States, 2025US
#1654
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
10,988
Peak year (United States)
1990
Peak-year count
351
First recorded
1882
Popularity over time in United States
Cortez’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
10,988 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1654 · peaked in 1990 with 351 births
Most common in: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cortez’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #937 | — |
| 2007 | #959 | ↓22 |
| 2008 | #985 | ↓26 |
| 2009 | #909 | ↑76 |
| 2010 | #940 | ↓31 |
| 2011 | #995 | ↓55 |
| 2012 | #1011 | ↓16 |
| 2013 | #907 | ↑104 |
| 2014 | #1035 | ↓128 |
| 2015 | #1042 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #1175 | ↓133 |
| 2017 | #1104 | ↑71 |
| 2018 | #1238 | ↓134 |
| 2019 | #1271 | ↓33 |
| 2020 | #1398 | ↓127 |
| 2021 | #1300 | ↑98 |
| 2022 | #1652 | ↓352 |
| 2023 | #1875 | ↓223 |
| 2024 | #1997 | ↓122 |
| 2025 | #1654 | ↑343 |
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