Recorded 1999–2013 Boys' name Peak 2006 27 births

Cortlen — boys' name

27 babies named Cortlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s172010s5
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Cortlen was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cortlen in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Cortlen between 1999 and 2013, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cortlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortlen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cortlen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cortlen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortlen 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 27 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.

Cortlen at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

27

Since 1999

15 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1999

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2013

Cortlen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1999

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2013200620031999 5

Cortlen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 63% of Cortlen's all-time total
1990s52000s172010s5

Cortlen by state

Where Cortlen concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cortlen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 18.5%
Texas share of Cortlen's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortlen?
27 babies have been named Cortlen since 1999. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Cortlen most popular?
Cortlen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Cortlen most popular?
The top states for the name Cortlen are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cortlen been used?
Cortlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 15 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Cortlen?
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.

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, 1999–2013 (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.