How Many People Are Named Cortez?
people named Cortez are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 33,927 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,988 babies named Cortez in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
351 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cortez (99.7%) were boys. The share of girls among babies named Cortez fell from 21.3% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cortez alive today is about 28 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cortez first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1990, to 351 babies. In 2025, 101 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cortez has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #531, in 1990. In 2025 it ranked #1,655.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,655 |
| Best rank | #531 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #645 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cortez alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cortez were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 1,301 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cortez was given 5.2 times as often in Mississippi, 4.7 times in Missouri and 4 times in Alabama.
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