Boys' name · since 1997
Kortlin
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Kortlin, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1997–2009
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Kortlin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Kortlin recorded 10 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2009.
- 10 total births
- 1997–2009 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kortlin's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kortlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kortlin's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded.
Kortlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2009
- Peak year (1997)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kortlin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kortlin's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kortlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Kortlin's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kortlin: Baby Name Since 1997 - 10 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kortlin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kortlin 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 July 2026.