Kortez is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Kortez is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,296 for boy births in the United States (and #13,238 across all names), given to 14 babies. Kortez was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 2020 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,296 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #4,387 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #3,675 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,148 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #3,783 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | #3,173 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #3,855 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,852 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,680 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #4,414 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,637 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #3,546 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | #3,493 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #4,168 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #3,862 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #4,207 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,334 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,440 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,172 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #3,951 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #4,355 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #5,283 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,803 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #3,863 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,200 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #3,941 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #4,584 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,774 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,176 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | #3,687 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,213 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #3,541 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #4,135 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #3,884 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,408 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,153 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #3,027 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #5,125 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,196 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,754 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,021 |