Boys' name · since 1990
Cortavious
244 babies named Cortavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cortavious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 244 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortavious has been recorded 244 times among boys since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2021.
- #11,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 244 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortavious ranks #11,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cortavious's 244 recorded births place it above 73.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Cortavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cortavious's full recorded timeline at 2004, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cortavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2021
- Peak year (2002)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Cortavious by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Cortavious's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Cortavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (48% of all-time use).
Cortavious by state
Where Cortavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 13 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.0% |
13 of 244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cortavious's data
- Cortavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Cortaviouss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cortavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1990–2021 (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 Cortavious 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.