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Cortlan

100% boys · last recorded 2015

Cortlan has been given to about 110 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 103
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cortlan per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1996 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time110

How popular is Cortlan?

Its best year was 1996, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 4426th. The typical living American called Cortlan is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Cortlan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jordan0.68
  2. Morgan0.68
  3. Norman0.68
  4. Nolan0.68
  5. Courtland0.68
  6. Lochlan0.68
  7. Loran0.68
  8. Oran0.68

Middle names for Cortlan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cortlan John0.77
  2. Cortlan Lee0.77
  3. Cortlan Bryce0.76
  4. Cortlan Ross0.76
  5. Cortlan Quinn0.76
  6. Cortlan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Cortlan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.64
  2. Tianasister · 0.61
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.60
  4. Karinasister · 0.60
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.60
  6. Austinbrother · 0.59

Where Cortlan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cortlan Anderson0.74
    2. Cortlan White0.72
    3. Cortlan Reyes0.72
    4. Cortlan Moore0.72
    5. Cortlan Lee0.72
    6. Cortlan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cortlan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.