AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Cortana
Named for a legendary sword. Microsoft's version was nearly called Bingo.
| Classification | Class 6, Of concern |
|---|---|
| Species | sword |
| Pronunciation | As written |
| Origin | English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture |
| Meaning | – |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Length in tokens | 3 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Cortana. Cortana was not given to five or more babies of either sex in 2025. It last appeared in 2024. It peaked in 2015, when it ranked 4,621st and went to 30 babies. It has appeared in 17 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Female |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | – |
| 2025 number | – |
| Peak year | 2015 |
| Peak rank | 4,621 |
| Years present | 17 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
45%
Basis: the canon. Complicated (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 30%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/04)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)