Boys' name · since 1978
Kortez
Kortez has 816 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,243 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
816 babies have been named Kortez since 1978, making it today's #6243 boys' name.
Kortez has 816 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6243 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,839 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,243 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 816 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kortez ranks #5,839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,243 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 816 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,243 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kortez's 816 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kortez compares
816 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kortez's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kortez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 816 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kortez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kortez's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kortez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kortez by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (253 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kortez's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kortez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 253 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kortez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kortez's total volume
Kortez by state
Where Kortez concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
15 of 816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kortez's data
- Kortez's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (253 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kortezs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kortez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kortez 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.