Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Cortez

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cortez
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

346

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1882Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

77.7%

2024

All-time

10,797

Cortez is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 346 boys were named Cortez.

In 2024, only 77 boys were given the name.

Down 77.7% from its peak.

All told, about 10,797 Americans have been named Cortez and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

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