Cortez: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “courteous”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- kor-TEZ · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From the Spanish surname Cortés, from cortés 'courteous, polite'. As a given name, it reflects surname use; Hernán Cortés is the best-known historical bearer of the surname.
How popular is Cortez?
Babies named Cortez in 202477
2024 rank#1,992 boys
Peak year1990
Total US babies since 188010,886
Cortez is fading: recent use is about 57% of its level ten years before.
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Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cortez questions
What does the name Cortez mean?
Cortez means "courteous". It comes from Spanish. From the Spanish surname Cortés, from cortés 'courteous, polite'. As a given name, it reflects surname use; Hernán Cortés is the best-known historical bearer of the surname.
Is Cortez a boy or girl name?
Cortez is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Cortez?
77 US babies were named Cortez in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.
How do you pronounce Cortez?
Cortez is usually pronounced kor-TEZ.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.