Cornell
Last seen for girls in 1973 at #8,423 · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 97.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 213 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,347since 1890
Cornell over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Cornell has never cracked the top 400 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 | — | #6,143 | 14 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,433 | 23 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,742 | 21 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,344 | 35 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,628 | 21 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,136 | 36 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,766 | 45 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,106 | 37 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,450 | 52 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,885 | 41 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,600 | 47 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,622 | 46 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,278 | 56 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,284 | 56 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,850 | 78 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,742 | 88 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,708 | 89 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,728 | 86 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,724 | 81 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,813 | 71 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,748 | 72 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,513 | 85 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,723 | 67 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,841 | 60 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,666 | 69 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,655 | 64 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,372 | 85 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,413 | 77 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,042 | 117 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,327 | 78 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,163 | 96 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,038 | 113 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,177 | 89 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,014 | 113 | |
| 1990 | — | #963 | 117 | |
| 1989 | — | #846 | 141 | |
| 1988 | — | #798 | 141 | |
| 1987 | — | #763 | 144 | |
| 1986 | — | #750 | 147 | |
| 1985 | — | #762 | 135 | |
| 1984 | — | #827 | 112 | |
| 1983 | — | #772 | 127 | |
| 1982 | — | #813 | 118 | |
| 1981 | — | #796 | 121 | |
| 1980 | — | #741 | 140 | |
| 1979 | — | #745 | 135 | |
| 1978 | — | #737 | 131 | |
| 1977 | — | #679 | 155 | |
| 1976 | — | #722 | 134 | |
| 1975 | — | #707 | 137 | |
| 1974 | — | #645 | 156 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #648 | 150 |
| 1972 | — | #662 | 147 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #626 | 175 |
| 1970 | — | #578 | 194 | |
| 1969 | — | #592 | 173 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #581 | 169 |
| 1967 | — | #571 | 173 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #572 | 175 |
| 1965 | — | #595 | 163 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #554 | 202 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #610 | 165 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #508 | 241 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #610 | 168 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #649 | 144 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #556 | 194 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #553 | 195 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #512 | 226 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #529 | 200 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #501 | 218 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #505 | 206 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #486 | 209 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #478 | 213 |
| 1951 | — | #490 | 191 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #542 | 159 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #494 | 179 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #480 | 192 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #535 | 158 |
| 1946 | — | #562 | 130 | |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #718 | 72 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #774 | 65 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #943 | 50 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #821 | 62 |
| 1941 | — | #951 | 45 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #881 | 51 |
| 1939 | — | #846 | 52 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #816 | 57 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #845 | 52 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #882 | 48 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #923 | 47 |
| 1934 | — | #860 | 53 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #788 | 60 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #902 | 51 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #831 | 57 |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,094 | 40 | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #1,031 | 45 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #964 | 52 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #1,050 | 44 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #984 | 48 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #1,152 | 39 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #976 | 50 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #999 | 50 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #1,069 | 43 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #908 | 54 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #1,152 | 36 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #919 | 48 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #1,124 | 33 |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,023 | 24 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five boys were named Cornell! It came in at #884, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cornell is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Maryland#338 · 1 in 3,777
- Mississippi#369 · 1 in 3,154
- Louisiana#398 · 1 in 2,908
- Missouri#422 · 1 in 6,122
- South Carolina#438 · 1 in 4,212
Best ever in a state: #174 in District of Columbia, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #338 | 6 | 1 in 3,777 |
| Mississippi | #369 | 6 | 1 in 3,154 |
| Louisiana | #398 | 12 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Missouri | #422 | 6 | 1 in 6,122 |
| South Carolina | #438 | 5 | 1 in 4,212 |
| Illinois | #441 | 17 | 1 in 4,926 |
| Virginia | #505 | 5 | 1 in 6,654 |
| New Jersey | #569 | 5 | 1 in 8,488 |
| Michigan | #576 | 7 | 1 in 9,576 |
| Georgia | #606 | 5 | 1 in 7,857 |
| California | #940 | 10 | 1 in 17,973 |
| Texas | #1,082 | 6 | 1 in 20,553 |
| New York | #1,094 | 5 | 1 in 22,203 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 1,710 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #6,143)
- 3,007 spots since 2020 (#3,136 → #6,143)
- 3,543 spots since 2015 (#2,600 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 244 spots in 1919 (#1,152 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 365 spots in 1920 (#908 → #1,273)
Rise & fade · boys
62 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1952 at #478 (213 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 40 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 72 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1931–1990
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,584
- Highest: 1 in 8,584 boys born in 1962 were named Cornell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #478 in 1952, was only 1 in 9,125 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 17.7% of all boys named Cornell (2,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #884 (1890) | #993 |
| 1900s | 37 | #946 (1908) | #1,044 |
| 1910s | 310 | #822 (1910) | #996 |
| 1920s | 443 | #964 (1927) | #1,059 |
| 1930s | 522 | #788 (1933) | #871 |
| 1940s | 1,004 | #480 (1948) | #716 |
| 1950s | 2,011 | #478 (1952) | #515 |
| 1960s | 1,773 | #508 (1962) | #584 |
| 1970s | 1,514 | #578 (1970) | #675 |
| 1980s | 1,326 | #741 (1980) | #787 |
| 1990s | 949 | #963 (1990) | #1,216 |
| 2000s | 768 | #1,513 (2003) | #1,721 |
| 2010s | 529 | #1,850 (2010) | #2,482 |
| 2020s | 150 | #3,136 (2020) | #4,404 |
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.
Cornell in 1979
boys
#745
135 births · 1 in 12,752 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 12,752 of them was named Cornell, which outranked 89.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).