Recorded 1919–1938 Boys' name Peak 1921 16 births

Ortis — boys' name

16 babies named Ortis in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ortis was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ortis in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ortis

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ortis between 1919 and 1938, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ortis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ortis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ortis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ortis 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 16 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.

Ortis at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

16

Since 1919

20 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1919

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1938

Ortis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1919

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 193819211919 5

Ortis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 38% of Ortis's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ortis?
16 babies have been named Ortis since 1919. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Ortis most popular?
Ortis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Ortis been used?
Ortis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 20 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Ortis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orton, Ortiz, Ortega. 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, 1919–1938 (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.