Boys' name · since 1991
Cortlin
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Cortlin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Cortlin since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cortlin has 135 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #15,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cortlin ranks #15,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cortlin's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cortlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cortlin's full recorded timeline at 2003, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cortlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cortlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Cortlin's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cortlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cortlin's data
- Cortlin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 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.
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 Cortlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Cortlin 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.