Girls' name · since 1966
Cortina
259 babies named Cortina in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cortina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 259 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortina has been recorded 259 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1993.
- #17,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortina ranks #17,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cortina's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Cortina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cortina's full recorded timeline at 1979, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cortina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1993
- Peak year (1972)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cortina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (156 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Cortina's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Cortina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
156 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 156 births (60% of all-time use).
Cortina by state
Where Cortina concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 8 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.9% |
10 of 259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cortina's data
- Cortina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Cortinas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Cortina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1966–1993 (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 Cortina 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.