Recorded 1987–2021 Boys' name Peak 2011 145 births

Kortland — boys' name

145 babies named Kortland in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s362000s332010s582020s13
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kortland was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kortland in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kortland

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Kortland between 1987 and 2021, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kortland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kortland performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kortland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kortland 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 145 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.

Kortland at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

145

Since 1987

35 years of records

Peak year

2011

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1987

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kortland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1987

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 2021201520122008200119951987 5

Kortland by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 40% of Kortland's all-time total
1980s51990s362000s332010s582020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kortland?
145 babies have been named Kortland since 1987. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 17 births.
When was Kortland most popular?
Kortland was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Kortland been used?
Kortland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 35 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kortland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korbyn, 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, 1987–2021 (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.