How Many People Are Named Cortana?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Cortana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Cortana peaked in popularity in 2015 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cortana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2015
30 births
Total Registered
198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortana
Cortana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 198 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cortana as a female name
Ranked #10,430 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (30 births)
Cortana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortana span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 135 babies were registered. While Cortana is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cortana by Decade
How has Cortana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cortana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortana
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortana?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Cortana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortana a common name?
Cortana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortana most popular?
Cortana reached peak popularity in 2015, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortana is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortana a female name?
Cortana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortana Smith, Cortana Johnson, Cortana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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