How Many People Are Named Cortlyn?
An estimated 385 people in the United States have the first name Cortlyn. It is predominantly female (96.2%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Cortlyn peaked in popularity in 2001 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cortlyn 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 Cortlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
385
About 1 in 890,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2001
23 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cortlyn
Cortlyn is predominantly female (96.2%), though 15 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cortlyn as a male name
Ranked #12,444 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Cortlyn as a female name
Ranked #13,972 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (21 births)
Cortlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cortlyn span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 144 babies were registered. Cortlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cortlyn by Decade
How has Cortlyn 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.
Cortlyn by State
Cortlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cortlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cortlyn
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cortlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cortlyn?
We estimate approximately 385 people named Cortlyn 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 890,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Cortlyn a common name?
Cortlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cortlyn most popular?
Cortlyn reached peak popularity in 2001, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cortlyn is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cortlyn a female name?
Cortlyn is predominantly female. 96.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cortlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cortlyn Smith, Cortlyn Johnson, Cortlyn 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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