How Many People Are Named Cortina?
An estimated 236 people in the United States have the first name Cortina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Cortina peaked in popularity in 1972 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortina 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 Cortina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
236
About 1 in 1,452,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1972
47 births
Total Registered
259
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortina
Cortina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 259 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cortina as a female name
Ranked #13,938 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1972 (47 births)
Cortina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortina span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 156 babies were registered. Cortina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cortina by Decade
How has Cortina 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.
Cortina by State
Birth registrations for Cortina span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina. On average, about 8 Cortinas were registered per state.
Cortina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortina
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortina?
We estimate approximately 236 people named Cortina 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 1,452,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortina a common name?
Cortina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 259 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortina most popular?
Cortina reached peak popularity in 1972, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortina is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortina a female name?
Cortina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortina Smith, Cortina Johnson, Cortina 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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