Is Cort a boy or girl name?

Cort is a boy’s name. Of the 1,918 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cort

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Cort was most popular in 2011, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,144 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,918 people named Cort.

Cort over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cort’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cort a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cort is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,918 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cort

Where Cort is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org