Fun Facts About the Name Cort
- More than 1 thousand babies named Cort: U.S. records list 1,918 babies given the name Cort from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cort Mean?
Cort is an English name meaning "court" or "courtier." It comes from the Old French cort (also court), meaning "court" or "courtyard," which passed into Middle English as court. The Old French word derives from Latin cohors (genitive cohortis), originally an enclosure or yard and also a military cohort. Cort is usually treated as a variant of the English surname and given name Court. As a surname, it may have referred to someone who lived or worked at a manor court or courtyard; "courtier" is a related customary sense rather than the literal meaning of the Old French word.
Cort Name History & Origins
The surname Cort belongs to a group of English names taken from the vocabulary word court. In medieval England a court could be a royal or manorial court, a courtyard, or the residence of a lord, and surnames such as Court and Cort could arise from residence at or employment in such a place. The spelling Cort reflects an Old French form without the -u- found in English court. Its use as a given name is a transferred surname use, in which an inherited family name is adopted as a first name. Cort is also sometimes used as a short form of Courtney, but that is a separate naming route rather than a source of the surname.
How Popular is the Name Cort?
Cort has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #1,152 in 1962.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,195 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,688 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,972 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,921 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,084 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #4,731 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #3,813 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #5,586 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,773 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,009 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #2,976 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #2,990 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #2,900 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #2,912 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #2,266 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 2010 | #3,320 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #2,907 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #2,758 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #2,652 | 46 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,165 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #2,499 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2004 | #2,706 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #2,183 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #2,096 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #2,313 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #1,947 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 1999 | #2,410 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,033 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,620 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #2,339 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #2,404 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #3,241 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #2,057 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,606 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #2,765 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #2,323 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #3,005 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #2,093 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #2,968 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,686 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,391 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,746 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,097 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #3,139 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,900 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #2,549 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,610 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #2,391 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #1,916 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #3,127 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,019 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #3,173 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,054 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,385 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #2,533 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #1,991 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #1,973 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,378 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #1,621 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #1,363 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1964 | #1,746 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #1,666 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1962 | #1,152 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1961 | #1,553 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1960 | #2,054 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #1,922 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #1,779 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,294 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,686 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1955 | #2,236 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,973 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #1,913 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #1,412 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1951 | #1,994 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #3,392 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,832 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,699 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,742 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,523 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,660 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1915 | #3,944 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Cort Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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