Boys' name · since 1915
Cort
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,918 babies named Cort, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,918
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,918 babies have been named Cort since 1915, making it today's #6179 boys' name.
Cort has 1,918 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6179 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,179 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,918 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cort ranks #3,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,179 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,918 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,918
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cort's 1,918 recorded births place it above 92.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cort compares
1,918 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cort's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cort | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,918 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cort's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cort splits its recorded history at 1984: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cort popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Cort by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (446 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Cort's strongest decade.
446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cort births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 169
1950s
169 births
- 1960s
1960s
234 births
- 1970s 152
1970s
152 births
- 1980s 156
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
446 births
- 2010s
2010s
336 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 446 births (23% of all-time use).
How Cort compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cort's total volume
Cort by state
Where Cort concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 91 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 74 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
91 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cort's data
- Cort's decade-level peak was the 2000s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Corts (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cort: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cort draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.