Fun Facts About the Name Cortlynn
- 181 babies named Cortlynn: U.S. records list 181 babies given the name Cortlynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cortlynn Mean?
Cortlynn is a modern English-language feminine name with no established lexical meaning. The spelling can be analyzed as a short Cort- element joined to the common feminine ending -lynn, but that analysis describes its form rather than a documented derivation. Cort- is not a word with a fixed meaning; it appears in names such as Courtney and Cortland. -lynn is a respelled form of Lynn, a name with separate Welsh and Germanic associations: Welsh llyn, "lake," and the Germanic element lind, "soft, tender," found in names such as Linda. Those associations belong to the components, not to a single inherited meaning for Cortlynn.
Cortlynn Name History & Origins
Cortlynn belongs to a modern English pattern in which a short name element is joined to the feminine ending -lynn. The Cort- element is recognizable from Courtney, an English surname and given name that came from Old French courtois, "courteous." The ending is a respelling of Lynn, a name used in Wales and in English-speaking countries. Cortlynn itself has no saint's legend, royal genealogy, or well-known literary character attached to it; its history is the history of these English naming practices.
How Popular is the Name Cortlynn?
Cortlynn 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 2015. Its best rank was #8,103 in 2015.
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 | #15,436 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,406 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,196 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,303 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #10,884 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,734 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,103 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #9,694 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #13,815 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,395 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,472 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #14,028 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #11,810 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #11,852 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #15,559 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,067 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #13,984 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,899 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #15,572 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,665 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #12,801 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #12,417 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #12,171 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #13,739 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Cortlynn Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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