Cortland Boy
How popular is Cortland?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Cortland in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
1,862living people named Cortland (est.)
27median age of people named Cortland
2,194babies named Cortland since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025
Cortland popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▲ 1289 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #3,808 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (62 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,551 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cortland counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cortland family of names ranked #2,673 for boys in 2025 (#3,876 the year before), with 34 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cortland | 27 | 79% |
| Kortland | 7 | 21% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cortland by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 73 | #1,607 |
| 1920s | 73 | #2,753 |
| 1930s | 68 | #2,127 |
| 1940s | 87 | #2,026 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,286 |
| 1960s | 89 | #2,083 |
| 1970s | 86 | #2,790 |
| 1980s | 195 | #1,970 |
| 1990s | 493 | #1,551 |
| 2000s | 327 | #2,368 |
| 2010s | 420 | #2,128 |
| 2020s | 150 | #3,689 |
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Questions
- Is Cortland a boy or girl name?
- Cortland is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Cortland were boys.
- How popular is the name Cortland?
- 27 baby boys were named Cortland in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Cortland most popular?
- Cortland peaked in 2011, when 62 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,551 in 1991.
- How many people are named Cortland?
- 2,194 babies have been named Cortland in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,862 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.