How Many People Are Named Cortez?
An estimated 10,094 people in the United States have the first name Cortez. It is predominantly male (99.2%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Cortez peaked in popularity in 1990 with 351 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortez 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 Cortez paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cortez is overwhelmingly male, 89 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
10,094
About 1 in 33,956 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.2% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
351 births
Total Registered
10,886
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortez
Cortez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,886 total births registered, 99.2% were male.
Cortez as a male name
Ranked #1,993 in 2024
77 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (346 births)
Cortez as a female name
Ranked #13,427 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1912 (9 births)
Cortez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortez span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,674 babies were registered. Cortez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cortez by Decade
How has Cortez 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.
Cortez by State
Birth registrations for Cortez span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri. The lowest are in Nebraska, Iowa, Arizona. On average, about 263 Cortezs were registered per state.
Cortez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortez
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortez?
We estimate approximately 10,094 people named Cortez 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 33,956 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortez a common name?
Cortez is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,886 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortez most popular?
Cortez reached peak popularity in 1990, when 351 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortez is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortez a male name?
Cortez is predominantly male. 99.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortez Smith, Cortez Johnson, Cortez 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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