Cortland

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,557
1991 · 55 births
Debut · boys
1913
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,145
since 1913

Cortland over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cortland has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #1,557, 1991boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,94927
2024#15,2935#5,24118
2023—#3,88328
2022—#3,69130
2021#12,2067#4,78020
2020—#3,81127
2019#15,5395#4,33723
2018—#2,89341
2017—#3,78128
2016—#3,11137
2015—#2,64146
2014#16,5135#2,80542
2013—#2,46150
2012#16,8695#2,71644
2011—#2,12962
2010—#2,57947
2009#17,2945#3,04538
2008—#3,48631
2007—#3,31333
2006—#3,88825
2005—#3,38929
2004—#4,26420
2003—#2,78035
2002—#2,37243
2001—#2,74234
2000—#2,42539
1999—#1,82454
1998—#1,89951
1997—#1,79053
1996#13,5185#1,69056
1995#13,3865#1,73651
1994#10,5697#1,77349
1993—#2,05039
1992—#1,65952
1991—#1,55755
1990—#2,17033
1989—#2,10633
1988—#2,19728
1987—#1,97431
1986—#2,29024
1985—#3,21614
1984—#2,43720
1983—#3,63011
1982—#2,97215
1981—#3,85810
1980—#4,1349
1979—#4,4038
1978—#4,5547
1977—#2,79115
1976—#4,4187
1975—#3,6599
1974—#4,1907
1973—#5,1015
1972—#2,81912
1971—#3,9637
1970—#3,2829
1969—#4,4045
1968—#3,3657
1967—#2,47011
1966—#2,7849
1965—#2,08415
1964—#3,6016
1963—#2,8589
1962—#3,3057
1961—#2,32213
1960—#3,3377
1959—#3,6196
1958—#3,5596
1957—#3,2577
1956—#2,62810
1955—#3,5056
1954—#2,59210
1953—#2,28712
1952—#2,51410
1951—#2,49510
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,8028
1948—#2,02714
1947—#2,6719
1946—#2,6908
1945—#2,5748
1944—#2,30910
1943—#3,5385
1942—#2,26811
1941—#3,5055
1940—#2,4789
1939——
1938—#2,6468
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1936—#2,8547
1935—#2,12712
1934—#2,5639
1933—#3,6425
1932—#3,0927
1931—#2,8648
1930—#2,29312
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1928—#2,8439
1927—#3,1518
1926—#3,1398
1925—#2,75510
1924—#3,5057
1923—#2,77210
1922—#3,8726
1921—#3,2148
1920—#3,4897
1919—#3,1158
1918—#2,8829
1917—#2,09114
1916—#2,54310
1915—#2,18412
1914—#1,60815
1913—#2,8215
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Cortland! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1929, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Cortland is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,110 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,187 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,103 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 50,709 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedHITexas: #1,113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 17,316 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Cortland, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#1,110 · 1 in 16,187
  2. Texas#1,113 · 1 in 17,316
  3. California#2,103 · 1 in 50,709

Best ever in a state: #487 in Oregon, 1999.

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Illinois#1,11051 in 16,187
Texas#1,11391 in 17,316
California#2,10351 in 50,709
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cortland
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,292 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #3,949)
  • 138 spots since 2020 (#3,811 → #3,949)
  • 1,308 spots since 2015 (#2,641 → #3,949)
Rise & fade · boys
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1991 at #1,557 (55 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 30,633
  • Highest: 1 in 30,633 boys born in 2011 were named Cortland (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 63,262 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,557 in 1991, was only 1 in 36,733 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 23.0% of all boys named Cortland (493) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s73#1,608 (1914)#2,463
1920s73#2,755 (1925)#3,193
1930s68#2,127 (1935)#2,760
1940s87#2,027 (1948)#2,686
1950s84#2,287 (1953)#2,948
1960s89#2,084 (1965)#3,053
1970s86#2,791 (1977)#3,918
1980s195#1,974 (1987)#2,881
1990s493#1,557 (1991)#1,815
2000s327#2,372 (2002)#3,170
2010s420#2,129 (2011)#2,945
2020s150#3,691 (2022)#4,226

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cortland in 1996

girls
#13,518
5 births · 1 in 350,601 girls
boys
#1,690
56 births · 1 in 33,827 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #13,518Cortland5

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #1,690Cortland56
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 350,601 of them was named Cortland, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cortland
  1. #11,807Zorria6
  2. #11,807Zurisadai6
  3. #11,807Zuzanna6
  4. #13,518Cortland5
  5. #13,518Aaleeyah5
  6. #13,518Abbiegail5
  7. #13,518Abigahil5

Tied with 2,376 names at #13,518; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 33,827 of them was named Cortland, which outranked 84.0% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cortland
  1. #1,671Rashard57
  2. #1,671Travion57
  3. #1,671Zeke57
  4. #1,690Cortland56
  5. #1,690Amado56
  6. #1,690Chantz56
  7. #1,690Evin56
  8. #1,705Aden55
  9. #1,705Amani55
  10. #1,705Arian55

Tied with 14 names at #1,690; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →