Cortez

Girl · recorded 1912–1990

  • 1990last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1990. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Cortez.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 15 recorded years as a table
Cortez, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191216
19155
19185
19196
19205
19214
19246
19265
19284
19763
19803
19834
19864
19873
19903

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cortez isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1990
5
Rank in 1990
#12,958
How rare
1 in 379,709 girls
Since 1912
89

Cortez was last recorded in 1990. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 16 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Cortez doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.