Recorded 1992–1997 Girls' name Peak 1992 26 births

Cortisha — girls' name

26 babies named Cortisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s26
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cortisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cortisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Cortisha between 1992 and 1997, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cortisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortisha 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 26 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.

Cortisha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

26

Since 1992

6 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1992

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1997

Cortisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1992

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 1997199619951992 9

Cortisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 100% of Cortisha's all-time total
1990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortisha?
26 babies have been named Cortisha since 1992. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Cortisha most popular?
Cortisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Cortisha been used?
Cortisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 6 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Cortisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–1997 (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.