Cortez
Meaning
"courteous, polite"
Origin: Spanish
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #2,001
- Total SSA Count
- 77
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Cort, Tez
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"courteous, polite"
Origin: Spanish
"olive tree"
Origin: Latin
Olivia is more popular, ranked #1 vs #2001 for Cortez.
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Olivia is more popular, ranked #1 compared to Cortez at #2001 in the United States.
Cortez means "courteous, polite" (Spanish origin). Olivia means "olive tree" (Latin origin).
Cortez is primarily a boy name. Olivia is primarily a girl name.