Cortes
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #6,238 in 1983
0 babies were named Cortes in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1983–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCortes first shows up in US birth records in 1983, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 42 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1983, when it reached #6,238.
About the name Cortes
Cortes is a boy name of Spanish origin. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, starting with C and ending in “-tes”. US birth records list Cortes for boys from 1983 to 2019, in 5 of those 37 years. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked #6,238 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Spanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1,206,897 boys |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1,960,784 boys |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 3,030,303 boys |
More Spanish boy names
- Boy name: Mateo · gift of God
- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
- Boy name: Santiago · Saint James
- Boy name: Leonardo · brave as a lion
- Unisex name: Jose · he will add
- Boy name: Xavier · new house
- Boy name: Luis · famous warrior
- Boy name: Matteo · gift of God
Questions about the name Cortes
What is the origin of the name Cortes?
Cortes has Spanish roots in our records. Other Spanish names include Mateo, Elias, Santiago.
Is Cortes a boy or girl name?
Cortes is a boy name.
How popular is the name Cortes?
Cortes is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #6,238 in 1983.