The baby name Cortez appears in baby name data for the United States from 1954 to 2024. It was most popular in 1990 with 397 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Cortez has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1955 | 24 |
| 1956 | 15 |
| 1959 | 11 |
| 1960 | 17 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1963 | 17 |
| 1964 | 23 |
| 1965 | 32 |
| 1966 | 27 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 23 |
| 1969 | 39 |
| 1970 | 40 |
| 1971 | 39 |
| 1972 | 52 |
| 1973 | 79 |
| 1974 | 55 |
| 1975 | 93 |
| 1976 | 79 |
| 1977 | 132 |
| 1978 | 95 |
| 1979 | 101 |
| 1980 | 121 |
| 1981 | 146 |
| 1982 | 151 |
| 1983 | 164 |
| 1984 | 160 |
| 1985 | 217 |
| 1986 | 217 |
| 1987 | 244 |
| 1988 | 259 |
| 1989 | 393 |
| 1990 | 397 |
| 1991 | 376 |
| 1992 | 397 |
| 1993 | 383 |
| 1994 | 312 |
| 1995 | 252 |
| 1996 | 220 |
| 1997 | 256 |
| 1998 | 232 |
| 1999 | 291 |
| 2000 | 254 |
| 2001 | 220 |
| 2002 | 166 |
| 2003 | 218 |
| 2004 | 214 |
| 2005 | 254 |
| 2006 | 249 |
| 2007 | 237 |
| 2008 | 223 |
| 2009 | 247 |
| 2010 | 226 |
| 2011 | 211 |
| 2012 | 201 |
| 2013 | 274 |
| 2014 | 208 |
| 2015 | 214 |
| 2016 | 187 |
| 2017 | 199 |
| 2018 | 126 |
| 2019 | 113 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2021 | 143 |
| 2022 | 68 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 33 |