Cortez

Given to 10,988 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −35% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1654

recorded as boys

343 since 2024

Babies in 2025

101

boys 101

Peak year

1990

346 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,988

since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Cortez was most popular in 1990, when 346 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.17 per 1,000). In 2025, 101 babies were named Cortez, ranking #1654 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 35%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	101	1654
2024	<5	—	77	1997
2023	<5	—	84	1875
2022	<5	—	104	1652
2021	<5	—	145	1300
2020	<5	—	124	1398
2019	<5	—	147	1271
2018	<5	—	149	1238
2017	<5	—	176	1104
2016	<5	—	162	1175
2015	<5	—	192	1042
2014	<5	—	195	1035
2013	<5	—	229	907
2012	<5	—	195	1011
2011	<5	—	195	995
2010	<5	—	214	940
2009	<5	—	227	909
2008	<5	—	200	985
2007	<5	—	205	959
2006	<5	—	200	937
2005	<5	—	223	832
2004	<5	—	185	917
2003	<5	—	195	877
2002	<5	—	163	970
2001	<5	—	205	813
2000	<5	—	230	741
1999	<5	—	240	698
1998	<5	—	209	764
1997	<5	—	213	729
1996	<5	—	209	732
1995	<5	—	235	694
1994	<5	—	280	622
1993	<5	—	313	581
1992	<5	—	301	593
1991	<5	—	323	563
1990	5	12958	346	532
1989	<5	—	320	542
1988	<5	—	234	618
1987	5	11325	218	614
1986	7	8523	210	615
1985	<5	—	191	637
1984	<5	—	157	696
1983	6	9015	145	714
1982	<5	—	118	813
1981	<5	—	113	826
1980	5	10392	108	850
1979	<5	—	96	890
1978	<5	—	105	836
1977	<5	—	95	869
1976	5	9284	97	845
1975	<5	—	86	891
1974	<5	—	66	1007
1973	<5	—	88	843
1972	<5	—	67	988
1971	<5	—	60	1047
1970	<5	—	54	1117
1969	<5	—	45	1168
1968	<5	—	35	1282
1967	<5	—	37	1231
1966	<5	—	30	1401
1965	<5	—	44	1129
1964	<5	—	37	1288
1963	<5	—	34	1338
1962	<5	—	45	1147
1961	<5	—	28	1521
1960	<5	—	43	1193
1959	<5	—	34	1337
1958	<5	—	17	1953
1957	<5	—	22	1715
1956	<5	—	31	1385
1955	<5	—	32	1339
1954	<5	—	28	1435
1953	<5	—	14	2099
1952	<5	—	22	1615
1951	<5	—	13	2135
1950	<5	—	15	1941
1949	<5	—	21	1616
1948	<5	—	15	1943
1947	<5	—	17	1850
1946	<5	—	11	2271
1945	<5	—	14	1852
1944	<5	—	15	1810
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	10	2333
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	9	2449
1938	<5	—	11	2185
1937	<5	—	13	1992
1936	<5	—	14	1872
1935	<5	—	12	2127
1934	<5	—	10	2393
1933	<5	—	15	1829
1932	<5	—	8	2849
1931	<5	—	20	1589
1930	<5	—	17	1821
1929	<5	—	11	2452
1928	5	4725	8	3076
1927	<5	—	6	3780
1926	6	4306	12	2436
1925	<5	—	17	1935
1924	7	4002	8	3260
1923	<5	—	16	2020
1922	<5	—	16	2040
1921	5	5099	15	2152
1920	6	4398	9	2967
1919	7	3817	13	2265
1918	6	4291	17	1905
1917	<5	—	17	1815
1916	<5	—	14	2043
1915	5	4274	13	2070
1914	<5	—	9	2271
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	9	1981	8	1885
1911	<5	—	9	1190
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
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1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943