Cornelious
Last seen for girls in 1949 at #5,244 · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #9,714
Given to boys 95.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,475since 1880
Cornelious over time
Rank among boys' names. Cornelious has never cracked the top 400 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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #9,664 | 7 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,675 | 15 | |
| 2010 | — | #9,693 | 7 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,436 | 13 | |
| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | #7,094 | 11 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #9,115 | 7 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,258 | 11 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,390 | 13 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,297 | 13 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,537 | 15 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,466 | 11 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,738 | 18 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,537 | 13 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,220 | 20 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,989 | 21 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,309 | 18 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,618 | 15 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,725 | 19 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,955 | 27 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,379 | 20 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,375 | 19 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,999 | 24 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,603 | 29 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,889 | 22 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,308 | 14 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,853 | 18 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,429 | 29 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,948 | 18 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,916 | 18 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,436 | 30 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,294 | 34 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,304 | 33 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,166 | 40 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,295 | 32 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,220 | 35 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1948 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,270 | 27 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,438 | 22 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,258 | 30 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,421 | 24 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,446 | 22 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,085 | 35 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,275 | 27 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,356 | 24 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #1,189 | 31 |
| 1933 | — | #1,202 | 30 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,157 | 34 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,217 | 32 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #1,533 | 23 |
| 1929 | — | #1,138 | 37 | |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | — | #1,225 | 34 | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #1,188 | 35 |
| 1918 | — | #1,231 | 32 | |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | — | #1,304 | 27 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,037 | 38 |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cornelious was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Cornelious is popular in 1915
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#286 · 1 in 2,578
- Mississippi#325 · 1 in 2,515
- Alabama#341 · 1 in 2,796
Best ever in a state: #286 in Virginia, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #286 | 7 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Mississippi | #325 | 6 | 1 in 2,515 |
| Alabama | #341 | 7 | 1 in 2,796 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Cornelious
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2021
- Biggest jump: 357 spots in 1896 (#1,079 → #722)
- Biggest drop: 498 spots in 1909 (#779 → #1,277)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #491 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1880–1888
- Highest: 1 in 7,913 boys born in 1886 were named Cornelious (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 249,926 boys born in 2021 (0.00%)
- 13.5% of all boys named Cornelious (335) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | #491 (1886) | #671 |
| 1890s | 55 | #650 (1893) | #894 |
| 1900s | 58 | #779 (1908) | #1,005 |
| 1910s | 224 | #1,037 (1915) | #1,259 |
| 1920s | 335 | #1,086 (1921) | #1,262 |
| 1930s | 294 | #1,085 (1939) | #1,249 |
| 1940s | 247 | #1,258 (1943) | #1,414 |
| 1950s | 285 | #1,166 (1952) | #1,480 |
| 1960s | 189 | #1,429 (1965) | #1,935 |
| 1970s | 215 | #1,603 (1972) | #2,123 |
| 1980s | 177 | #1,955 (1983) | #2,944 |
| 1990s | 144 | #2,989 (1991) | #4,549 |
| 2000s | 104 | #5,131 (2002) | #7,363 |
| 2010s | 60 | #5,675 (2011) | #8,921 |
| 2020s | 7 | #9,714 (2021) | #9,714 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cornelious in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 196,770 of them was named Cornelious, which outranked 14.0% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 693 names at #4,274; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 22,331 of them was named Cornelious, which outranked 76.4% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,015Selmer39
- #1,015Stephan39
- #1,015Zigmund39
- #1,037Cornelious38
- #1,037Alfonse38
- #1,037Blake38
- #1,037Brown38
- #1,054Burnett37
- #1,054Dorris37
- #1,054Florence37
Tied with 16 names at #1,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.