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
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 94 births
- Debut · girls
- 94 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 22,076since 1880
Cornelia over time
Rank among girls' names. Cornelia has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,130 | 51 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,822 | 39 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,091 | 53 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,553 | 43 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,005 | 35 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,384 | 32 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,083 | 36 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,437 | 23 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,009 | 23 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,357 | 33 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,869 | 41 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,215 | 59 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,072 | 60 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,156 | 50 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,228 | 46 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,253 | 45 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,991 | 51 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,082 | 49 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,887 | 57 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,729 | 60 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,602 | 62 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,689 | 56 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,334 | 79 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,399 | 70 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,181 | 91 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,253 | 88 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,270 | 86 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,054 | 108 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,182 | 81 | — | |
| 1966 | #999 | 105 | — | |
| 1965 | #944 | 117 | — | |
| 1964 | #943 | 125 | — | |
| 1963 | #829 | 158 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #748 | 191 | — | |
| 1961 | #848 | 155 | — | |
| 1960 | #786 | 169 | — | |
| 1959 | #773 | 173 | — | |
| 1958 | #813 | 153 | — | |
| 1957 | #771 | 168 | — | |
| 1956 | #757 | 165 | — | |
| 1955 | #714 | 175 | — | |
| 1954 | #663 | 194 | — | |
| 1953 | #685 | 174 | — | |
| 1952 | #596 | 212 | — | |
| 1951 | #615 | 194 | — | |
| 1950 | #588 | 205 | — | |
| 1949 | #567 | 217 | — | |
| 1948 | #535 | 239 | — | |
| 1947 | #507 | 266 | — | |
| 1946 | #529 | 221 | — | |
| 1945 | #460 | 241 | — | |
| 1944 | #456 | 255 | — | |
| 1943 | #433 | 288 | — | |
| 1942 | #456 | 263 | — | |
| 1941 | #420 | 268 | — | |
| 1940 | #429 | 251 | — | |
| 1939 | #407 | 274 | — | |
| 1938 | #397 | 281 | — | |
| 1937 | #402 | 256 | — | |
| 1936 | #398 | 254 | — | |
| 1935 | #398 | 264 | — | |
| 1934 | #396 | 270 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #403 | 256 | — | |
| 1932 | #401 | 266 | — | |
| 1931 | #390 | 279 | — | |
| 1930 | #371 | 331 | — | |
| 1929 | #358 | 338 | — | |
| 1928 | #382 | 312 | — | |
| 1927 | #341 | 381 | — | |
| 1926 | #361 | 347 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #336 | 397 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #333 | 407 | — | |
| 1923 | #333 | 386 | — | |
| 1922 | #303 | 453 | — | |
| 1921 | #300 | 477 | — | |
| 1920 | #307 | 453 | — | |
| 1919 | #303 | 439 | — | |
| 1918 | #312 | 424 | — | |
| 1917 | #300 | 425 | — | |
| 1916 | #277 | 465 | — | |
| 1915 | #291 | 394 | — | |
| 1914 | #278 | 352 | — | |
| 1913 | #278 | 287 | — | |
| 1912 | #284 | 254 | — | |
| 1911 | #266 | 213 | — | |
| 1910 | #273 | 202 | — | |
| 1909 | #271 | 176 | — | |
| 1908 | #276 | 164 | — | |
| 1907 | #264 | 169 | — | |
| 1906 | #266 | 154 | — | |
| 1905 | #251 | 165 | — | |
| 1904 | #268 | 138 | — | |
| 1903 | #249 | 148 | — | |
| 1902 | #224 | 179 | — | |
| 1901 | #246 | 137 | — | |
| 1900 | #224 | 200 | — | |
| 1899 | #257 | 122 | — | |
| 1898 | #237 | 154 | — | |
| 1897 | #235 | 141 | — | |
| 1896 | #245 | 130 | — | |
| 1895 | #244 | 127 | — | |
| 1894 | #231 | 135 | — | |
| 1893 | #209 | 148 | — | |
| 1892 | #235 | 123 | — | |
| 1891 | #207 | 129 | — | |
| 1890 | #218 | 123 | — | |
| 1889 | #214 | 116 | — | |
| 1888 | #213 | 116 | — | |
| 1887 | #186 | 112 | — | |
| 1886 | #186 | 117 | — | |
| 1885 | #190 | 98 | — | |
| 1884 | #187 | 94 | — | |
| 1883 | #153 | 116 | — | |
| 1882 | #167 | 91 | — | |
| 1881 | #188 | 66 | — | |
| 1880 | #147 | 94 | — | |
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 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#198 · 1 in 1,094
- Connecticut#201 · 1 in 1,845
- Virginia#206 · 1 in 1,351
- New Jersey#246 · 1 in 2,628
- Tennessee#251 · 1 in 1,785
Best ever in a state: #111 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #198 | 19 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Connecticut | #201 | 5 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Virginia | #206 | 17 | 1 in 1,351 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 9 | 1 in 2,628 |
| Tennessee | #251 | 15 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Florida | #252 | 8 | 1 in 1,459 |
| North Carolina | #257 | 20 | 1 in 1,823 |
| Georgia | #295 | 13 | 1 in 2,330 |
| Alabama | #296 | 13 | 1 in 2,257 |
| New York | #298 | 26 | 1 in 3,183 |
| Pennsylvania | #298 | 19 | 1 in 3,743 |
| Massachusetts | #325 | 5 | 1 in 5,575 |
| Mississippi | #345 | 8 | 1 in 2,669 |
| Illinois | #348 | 12 | 1 in 4,121 |
| Arkansas | #368 | 7 | 1 in 2,681 |
| Ohio | #424 | 7 | 1 in 6,425 |
| Michigan | #454 | 5 | 1 in 7,320 |
| Louisiana | #473 | 5 | 1 in 4,148 |
| Texas | #624 | 10 | 1 in 5,718 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #147 (94 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 105 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
- Highest: 1 in 968 girls born in 1880 were named Cornelia (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 31,515 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.9% of all girls named Cornelia (3,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | #147 (1880) | #183 |
| 1890s | 1,332 | #207 (1891) | #232 |
| 1900s | 1,630 | #224 (1900) | #254 |
| 1910s | 3,455 | #266 (1911) | #286 |
| 1920s | 3,951 | #300 (1921) | #335 |
| 1930s | 2,731 | #371 (1930) | #396 |
| 1940s | 2,509 | #420 (1941) | #479 |
| 1950s | 1,813 | #588 (1950) | #698 |
| 1960s | 1,310 | #748 (1962) | #936 |
| 1970s | 700 | #1,181 (1972) | #1,523 |
| 1980s | 526 | #1,863 (1988) | #2,057 |
| 1990s | 320 | #2,215 (1991) | #3,763 |
| 2000s | 228 | #4,527 (2000) | #5,659 |
| 2010s | 293 | #3,552 (2019) | #4,987 |
| 2020s | 258 | #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 1934
Top girls' names in 1934
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
girls
1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 3,868 of them was named Cornelia, which outranked 92.0% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 147,514 of them was named Cornelia, which outranked 29.3% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,742Zebbie8
- #2,742Zell8
- #2,742Zelma8
- #2,973Cornelia7
- #2,973Abbie7
- #2,973Agostino7
- #2,973Alcee7
- #3,277Adalbert6
- #3,277Add6
- #3,277Adolphe6
Tied with 303 names at #2,973; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.