Cortez is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cortez means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cortez across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cortez has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cortez is a boy name of Spanish origin meaning “courteous”. A Spanish surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,988 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 37 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cortez per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (351/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (5/yr).
Cortez is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #1,160 nationally (given to 351 babies that year).
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