Cortez is an established boys' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Cortez is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,655 for boy births in the United States (and #3,509 across all names), given to 101 babies. Cortez was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1990 (346 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,655 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,998 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,881 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,655 |
| 2021 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,301 |
| 2020 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,400 |
| 2019 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,272 |
| 2018 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,239 |
| 2017 | 176 | 176 | — | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,177 |
| 2015 | 192 | 192 | — | #1,042 |
| 2014 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,036 |
| 2013 | 229 | 229 | — | #908 |
| 2012 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,012 |
| 2011 | 195 | 195 | — | #996 |
| 2010 | 214 | 214 | — | #941 |
| 2009 | 227 | 227 | — | #909 |
| 2008 | 200 | 200 | — | #985 |
| 2007 | 205 | 205 | — | #960 |
| 2006 | 200 | 200 | — | #937 |
| 2005 | 223 | 223 | — | #833 |
| 2004 | 185 | 185 | — | #919 |
| 2003 | 195 | 195 | — | #877 |
| 2002 | 163 | 163 | — | #971 |
| 2001 | 205 | 205 | — | #813 |
| 2000 | 230 | 230 | — | #741 |
| 1999 | 240 | 240 | — | #698 |
| 1998 | 209 | 209 | — | #764 |
| 1997 | 213 | — | — | #730 |
| 1996 | 209 | — | — | #732 |
| 1995 | 235 | — | — | #695 |
| 1994 | 280 | — | — | #623 |
| 1993 | 313 | — | — | #582 |
| 1992 | 301 | — | — | #593 |
| 1991 | 323 | — | — | #564 |
| 1990 | 351 | — | #13,426 | #532 |
| 1989 | 320 | — | — | #542 |
| 1988 | 234 | — | — | #618 |
| 1987 | 223 | — | #11,674 | #614 |
| 1986 | 217 | — | #8,728 | #616 |
| 1985 | 191 | — | — | #637 |
| 1984 | 157 | — | — | #697 |
| 1983 | 151 | — | #9,269 | #714 |
| 1982 | 118 | — | — | #814 |
| 1981 | 113 | — | — | #828 |
| 1980 | 113 | — | #10,714 | #852 |
| 1979 | 96 | — | — | #891 |
| 1978 | 105 | — | — | #837 |
| 1977 | 95 | — | — | #870 |
| 1976 | 102 | — | #9,582 | #846 |
| 1975 | 86 | — | — | #891 |
| 1974 | 66 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1973 | 88 | — | — | #844 |
| 1972 | 67 | — | — | #990 |
| 1971 | 60 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1970 | 54 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1969 | 45 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1967 | 37 | — | — | #1,232 |
| 1966 | 30 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1965 | 44 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1963 | 34 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1960 | 43 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1959 | 34 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | — | #1,724 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1955 | 32 | — | — | #1,345 |
| 1954 | 28 | — | — | #1,442 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,628 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,156 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #1,957 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,865 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1944 | 15 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #1,967 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,374 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | — | #2,015 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,893 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,426 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,894 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | — | #1,597 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,472 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #4,863 | #3,129 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,860 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #4,413 | #2,454 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | — | #1,949 |
| 1924 | 15 | — | #4,084 | #3,317 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,040 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #5,275 | #2,170 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #4,504 | #3,010 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #3,911 | #2,288 |
| 1918 | 23 | — | #4,393 | #1,923 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #4,426 | #2,092 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,311 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | #2,010 | #1,917 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #967 |