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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cornelia has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Virginia#339 · 1 in 2,899
- Massachusetts#365 · 1 in 4,859
- Arizona#436 · 1 in 2,878
- South Carolina#468 · 1 in 4,433
- North Carolina#490 · 1 in 5,453
Best ever in a state: #111 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Massachusetts | #365 | 11 | 1 in 4,859 |
| Arizona | #436 | 5 | 1 in 2,878 |
| South Carolina | #468 | 6 | 1 in 4,433 |
| North Carolina | #490 | 9 | 1 in 5,453 |
| Georgia | #527 | 8 | 1 in 5,594 |
| Alabama | #558 | 6 | 1 in 5,899 |
| New York | #582 | 23 | 1 in 7,321 |
| New Jersey | #678 | 5 | 1 in 11,438 |
| Ohio | #682 | 9 | 1 in 11,767 |
| Florida | #735 | 5 | 1 in 9,761 |
| Illinois | #760 | 9 | 1 in 12,042 |
| Texas | #798 | 12 | 1 in 9,481 |
| Pennsylvania | #819 | 6 | 1 in 19,060 |
| California | #1,136 | 8 | 1 in 20,794 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1959
girls
#773
173 births · 1 in 11,696 girls
Top girls' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 11,696 of them was named Cornelia, which outranked 89.3% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).