Cortland

Where Cortland comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Cortland.

Cortland through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,821 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Peak, #1,557
    55 babies named Cortland, its best rank.
  3. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,264.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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