Is Cortez a boy or girl name?
Cortez is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 77 boys were named Cortez, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 10,886 US babies named Cortez were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,993
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cortez since 1882
- 10,886
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 351 babies
Boys and girls named Cortez, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 100 | 27 | 21.3% |
| 1920s | 118 | 29 | 19.7% |
| 1930s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 378 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 814 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 1,814 | 23 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 2,669 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,033 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,854 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 144 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 124 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 149 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 176 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 195 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 229 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 195 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 195 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 214 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 227 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 200 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 205 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 200 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 223 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 185 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 195 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 163 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 205 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 230 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 240 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 209 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 213 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 209 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 235 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 280 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 313 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 301 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 323 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 346 | #532 | 5 | #13,427 |
| 1989 | 320 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 234 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 218 | #614 | 5 | #11,673 |
| 1986 | 210 | #616 | 7 | #8,728 |
| 1985 | 191 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 157 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 145 | #715 | 6 | #9,269 |
| 1982 | 118 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 113 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 108 | #852 | 5 | #10,716 |
| 1979 | 96 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 105 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 95 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 97 | #846 | 5 | #9,582 |
| 1975 | 86 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 88 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 67 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 60 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,129 | 5 | #4,863 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,860 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,454 | 6 | #4,413 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,317 | 7 | #4,084 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,171 | 5 | #5,275 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,009 | 6 | #4,504 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,288 | 7 | #3,911 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,923 | 6 | #4,393 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,093 | 5 | #4,426 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,917 | 9 | #2,010 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #967 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cortez reached #532 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #2,010 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cortez
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.