Cortana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kor-TAH-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Cortana is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cortana mean?
Modern: from the AI character in the Halo video games
The Halo character's name recalls Curtana, or Cortana, the legendary sword of Ogier the Dane.
Is Cortana a girl's or a boy's name?
Cortana is a girls' name.
How popular is Cortana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Cortana in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cortana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
Names like Cortana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ximena, Solana, Amora, Marigold, Avianna, Alora, Xaria, Daleyza, Briella, Alaia, Amoura, Avaia
Names related to Cortana
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cortana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cortana, updated 20 October 2026.