Cornelia

#3,130 for girls in 2025, 51 births · Last seen for boys in 1963 at #4,048
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1880 · 94 births
Debut · girls
94 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,076
since 1880

Cornelia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cornelia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #147, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,13051—
2024#3,82239—
2023#3,09153—
2022#3,96337—
2021#3,55343—
2020#4,00535—
2019#3,55243—
2018#4,35732—
2017#4,38432—
2016#4,08336—
2015#4,85328—
2014#5,31025—
2013#4,00237—
2012#6,87218—
2011#6,85518—
2010#5,60224—
2009#6,31721—
2008#4,76131—
2007#7,73316—
2006#5,70923—
2005#5,43723—
2004#7,39115—
2003#4,94325—
2002#4,76725—
2001#5,00923—
2000#4,52726—
1999#4,20127—
1998#4,63623—
1997#5,62617—
1996#4,18425—
1995#3,35733—
1994#4,23824—
1993#3,22135—
1992#2,86941—
1991#2,21559—
1990#3,07836—
1989#2,07260—
1988#1,86366—
1987#2,15650—
1986#2,22846—
1985#2,25345—
1984#1,99151—
1983#2,02250—
1982#2,08249—
1981#1,88757—
1980#2,01452—
1979#1,87456—
1978#1,72960—
1977#1,90152—
1976#1,60262—
1975#1,68956—
1974#1,33479—
1973#1,39970—
1972#1,18191—
1971#1,25388—
1970#1,27086—
1969#1,054108—
1968#1,031101—
1967#1,18281—
1966#999105—
1965#944117—
1964#943125—
1963#829158#4,0485
1962#748191—
1961#848155—
1960#786169—
1959#773173—
1958#813153—
1957#771168—
1956#757165—
1955#714175—
1954#663194—
1953#685174—
1952#596212—
1951#615194—
1950#588205—
1949#567217—
1948#535239—
1947#507266—
1946#529221—
1945#460241—
1944#456255—
1943#433288—
1942#456263—
1941#420268—
1940#429251—
1939#407274—
1938#397281—
1937#402256—
1936#398254—
1935#398264—
1934#396270#2,9737
1933#403256—
1932#401266—
1931#390279—
1930#371331—
1929#358338—
1928#382312—
1927#341381—
1926#361347#3,7086
1925#336397#3,1558
1924#333407—
1923#333386—
1922#303453—
1921#300477—
1920#307453—
1919#303439—
1918#312424—
1917#300425—
1916#277465—
1915#291394—
1914#278352—
1913#278287—
1912#284254—
1911#266213—
1910#273202—
1909#271176—
1908#276164—
1907#264169—
1906#266154—
1905#251165—
1904#268138—
1903#249148—
1902#224179—
1901#246137—
1900#224200—
1899#257122—
1898#237154—
1897#235141—
1896#245130—
1895#244127—
1894#231135—
1893#209148—
1892#235123—
1891#207129—
1890#218123—
1889#214116—
1888#213116—
1887#186112—
1886#186117—
1885#19098—
1884#18794—
1883#153116—
1882#16791—
1881#18866—
1880#14794—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Cornelia was already there! It came in at #147, and was given to 94 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2004, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.

Where Cornelia is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #318 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsMNIllinois: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsWIMichigan: #197 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsMINew York: #259 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsNYMassachusetts: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,024 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 973 girlsSDIowa: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsINOhio: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,999 girlsOHPennsylvania: #424 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,115 girlsPANew Jersey: #199 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedCONebraska: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsNEMissouri: #387 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,606 girlsMOKentucky: #281 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsKYWest Virginia: #321 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,532 girlsWVVirginia: #179 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsVAMaryland: #236 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsARTennessee: #220 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #158 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 825 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #149 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 740 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #290 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsOKLouisiana: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,546 girlsLAMississippi: #182 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 900 girlsMSAlabama: #228 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsALGeorgia: #189 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedHITexas: #392 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsTXFlorida: #280 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#149 · 1 in 740
  2. North Carolina#158 · 1 in 825
  3. Virginia#179 · 1 in 1,103
  4. Mississippi#182 · 1 in 900
  5. South Dakota#189 · 1 in 973

Best ever in a state: #111 in South Carolina, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#149261 in 740
North Carolina#158371 in 825
Virginia#179221 in 1,103
Mississippi#182201 in 900
Georgia#189311 in 1,011
South Dakota#18961 in 973
Michigan#197241 in 1,345
New Jersey#199181 in 1,595
Tennessee#220171 in 1,359
Alabama#228191 in 1,361
Arkansas#232141 in 1,171
Wisconsin#232121 in 1,961
Maryland#23661 in 2,008
Iowa#244111 in 1,881
Massachusetts#259111 in 3,024
New York#259351 in 2,685
Florida#28051 in 1,737
Ohio#280161 in 2,999
Kentucky#281121 in 2,004
Indiana#28591 in 2,634
Oklahoma#290101 in 1,834
Nebraska#29951 in 2,252
Illinois#309181 in 3,218
Minnesota#31881 in 2,706
West Virginia#32161 in 2,532
Missouri#38781 in 3,606
Texas#392181 in 2,502
Pennsylvania#424111 in 8,115
Louisiana#44051 in 3,546
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cornelia
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 692 spots since 2024 (#3,822 → #3,130)
  • 875 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #3,130)
  • 1,723 spots since 2015 (#4,853 → #3,130)
  • Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1962 (#848 → #748)
  • Biggest drop: 183 spots in 1967 (#999 → #1,182)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #147 (94 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 105 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 87 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 968
  • Highest: 1 in 968 girls born in 1880 were named Cornelia (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 31,515 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 17.9% of all girls named Cornelia (3,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,020#147 (1880)#183
1890s1,332#207 (1891)#232
1900s1,630#224 (1900)#254
1910s3,455#266 (1911)#286
1920s3,951#300 (1921)#335
1930s2,731#371 (1930)#396
1940s2,509#420 (1941)#479
1950s1,813#588 (1950)#698
1960s1,310#748 (1962)#936
1970s700#1,181 (1972)#1,523
1980s526#1,863 (1988)#2,057
1990s320#2,215 (1991)#3,763
2000s228#4,527 (2000)#5,659
2010s293#3,552 (2019)#4,987
2020s258#3,091 (2023)#3,594

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cornelia in 1916

girls
#277
465 births · 1 in 2,246 girls

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #277Cornelia465
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,246 of them was named Cornelia, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cornelia
  1. #274Winnie477
  2. #275Lee475
  3. #276Zelma466
  4. #277Cornelia465
  5. #278Tillie457
  6. #279Carmela451
  7. #280Adelaide449
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →