Kortez comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Variant of Cortez; courteous..
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How popular is Kortez?
2020peak year
The name Kortez reached its peak in 2020, with 36 registrations (ranked #3171). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1978, roughly 42 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4269) today, averaging about 25 new babies per year. Kortez's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 801 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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