Recorded 1989–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 376 births

Cortlyn — girls' name

376 babies named Cortlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s822000s1392010s1292020s20
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Cortlyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

21 babies were named Cortlyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cortlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Cortlyn between 1989 and 2022, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cortlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cortlyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cortlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cortlyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cortlyn 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 376 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.

Cortlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

376

Since 1989

34 years of records

Peak year

2006

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1989

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cortlyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1989

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 202220182014201020062002199819931989 6

Cortlyn popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1994 (Cortlyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201420011994 5

Cortlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 37% of Cortlyn's all-time total
1980s61990s822000s1392010s1292020s20

Cortlyn by state

Where Cortlyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cortlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 5.3%
Texas share of Cortlyn's total US births 5.3%

20 of 376 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cortlyn?
376 babies have been named Cortlyn since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 21 births.
When was Cortlyn most popular?
Cortlyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Cortlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Cortlyn are Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Cortlyn been used?
Cortlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 34 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cortlyn?
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, 1989–2022 (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.