Alexis Cortez
There are approximately 128 people named Alexis Cortez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,677,768 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alexis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cortez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
128
1 in 2,677,768
Named Alexis
400K
Alive today
Named Cortez
110K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 400K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1998
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (50.2%)
Estimated bearers: 110K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #327
Per 100K: 31.99
Top ancestry: Hispanic (88.5%)
First name trend
Alexis: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alexis. The peak year was 1998 with 22,095 births. The average person named Alexis today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexis
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alexis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 50.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alexis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alexis at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White50.2% · 179,918
- Hispanic or Latino30.6% · 109,755
- Black or African American11.6% · 41,738
- Two or more races5.2% · 18,653
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 6,165
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,124
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cortez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cortez, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 88.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cortez described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cortez at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino88.5% · 84,654
- White6.6% · 6,272
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 3,154
- Black or African American0.7% · 656
- Two or more races0.6% · 585
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 304
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alexis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1166% of the US population, based on 399,596 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alexis right now.
The surname Cortez appears at a rate of 31.99 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0320%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 128 people with the full name Alexis Cortez. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Alexis Cortez: questions and answers
How many people are named Alexis Cortez?
We estimate approximately 128 people in the United States share the full name Alexis Cortez. That works out to about 1 in 2,677,768 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1166%) with the surname frequency (31.99 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alexis Cortez?
We classify Alexis Cortez as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,677,768 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alexis a male or female name?
Alexis is predominantly unisex. Out of 411,469 total SSA registrations, 16.4% were male and 83.6% were female. See the full Alexis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Alexis Cortez?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.