Boy
Cortez
Cortez means "Spanish surname" and comes from Spanish, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1990s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. In total, about 10,048 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
SpanishSpanish surname
EtymologyMeaning "courteous" or "courtly"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
127
1920s
147
1930s
129
1940s
117
1950s
228
1960s
378
1970s
819
1980s
1,837
1990s
2,673
2000s
2,033
2010s
1,555
Peaked in the 1990s · 10,048 total U.S. births since 1900