Recorded 1990–2011 Boys' name Peak 1999 105 births

Cortavius — boys' name

105 babies named Cortavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s682000s322010s5
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Cortavius was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

14 babies were named Cortavius in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Cortavius between 1990 and 2011, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cortavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cortavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cortavius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortavius 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 105 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.

Cortavius at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

105

Since 1990

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1990

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2011

Cortavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1990

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1999)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 20112004200119991997199519931990 6

Cortavius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 65% of Cortavius's all-time total
1990s682000s322010s5

Cortavius by state

Where Cortavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cortavius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 4.8%
Mississippi share of Cortavius's total US births 4.8%

5 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortavius?
105 babies have been named Cortavius since 1990. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1999 with 14 births.
When was Cortavius most popular?
Cortavius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Cortavius most popular?
The top states for the name Cortavius are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Cortavius been used?
Cortavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 22 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Cortavius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.