Cornell

Where Cornell comes from

From Cornwall, spelling conflated with the Latin family name Cornelius.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cornell
Cornell through the years
  1. 1890
    First appearance
    #884 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1925
    Cornell Borchers born
    German actress
  3. 1952
    Peak, #478
    213 babies named Cornell, its best rank.
  4. 1981
    Cornell Glen born
    Trinidad and Tobago footballer
  5. 1992
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,177.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Cornell Borchers · German actress, 1925–2014
  • Cornell Glen · Trinidad and Tobago footballer, born 1981
  • Cornell Capa · American photographer, 1918–2008
  • Cornell Dupree · American R&B/soul jazz guitarist, 1942–2011
  • Cornell MacNeil · American opera singer, 1922–2011

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.