Cortana — #10826 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Cortana

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Cortana between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cortana currently holds the #10826 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cortana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 198 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.