Cordell

Where Cordell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Cordell.

Cordell through the years
  1. 1871
    Cordell Hull born
    American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944
  2. 1904
    First appearance
    #1,064 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1904
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1998
    Peak, #531
    387 babies named Cordell, the most in any year.
  5. 2000
    Cordell Tinch born
    American athlete
  6. 2002
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #868.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Cordell Hull · American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944, 1871–1955
  • Cordell Tinch · American athlete, born 2000
  • Cordell Cato · Trinidadian footballer, born 1992
  • Cordell Mosson · American bass guitarist, 1952–2013
  • Cordell Cleare · American politician and activist, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.