Is Cortland a boy or girl name?
Cortland is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 18 boys were named Cortland, so 21.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,166 US babies named Cortland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,262
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,746
- Babies named Cortland since 1913
- 2,166
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 62 babies
Boys and girls named Cortland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 493 | 17 | 3.3% |
| 2000s | 327 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 420 | 15 | 3.4% |
| 2020s | 122 | 12 | 9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,262 | 5 | #15,746 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,705 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,806 | 7 | #12,482 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,939 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,359 | 5 | #16,072 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,792 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,816 | 5 | #17,157 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,722 | 5 | #17,469 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,057 | 5 | #17,935 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,914 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,692 | 5 | #13,973 |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,738 | 5 | #13,890 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,779 | 7 | #10,819 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,447 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,663 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,901 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,484 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,638 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,809 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,532 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,265 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,235 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,049 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,814 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,615 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,300 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,570 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,604 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,750 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,586 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cortland reached #1,560 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #10,819 in 1994. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cortland
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.