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

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Peak · girls
1880 · 94 births
Debut · girls
94 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,076
since 1880

Cornelia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cornelia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #147, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,13051
2024#3,82239
2023#3,09153
2022#3,96337
2021#3,55343
2020#4,00535
2019#3,55243
2018#4,35732
2017#4,38432
2016#4,08336
2015#4,85328
2014#5,31025
2013#4,00237
2012#6,87218
2011#6,85518
2010#5,60224
2009#6,31721
2008#4,76131
2007#7,73316
2006#5,70923
2005#5,43723
2004#7,39115
2003#4,94325
2002#4,76725
2001#5,00923
2000#4,52726
1999#4,20127
1998#4,63623
1997#5,62617
1996#4,18425
1995#3,35733
1994#4,23824
1993#3,22135
1992#2,86941
1991#2,21559
1990#3,07836
1989#2,07260
1988#1,86366
1987#2,15650
1986#2,22846
1985#2,25345
1984#1,99151
1983#2,02250
1982#2,08249
1981#1,88757
1980#2,01452
1979#1,87456
1978#1,72960
1977#1,90152
1976#1,60262
1975#1,68956
1974#1,33479
1973#1,39970
1972#1,18191
1971#1,25388
1970#1,27086
1969#1,054108
1968#1,031101
1967#1,18281
1966#999105
1965#944117
1964#943125
1963#829158#4,0485
1962#748191
1961#848155
1960#786169
1959#773173
1958#813153
1957#771168
1956#757165
1955#714175
1954#663194
1953#685174
1952#596212
1951#615194
1950#588205
1949#567217
1948#535239
1947#507266
1946#529221
1945#460241
1944#456255
1943#433288
1942#456263
1941#420268
1940#429251
1939#407274
1938#397281
1937#402256
1936#398254
1935#398264
1934#396270#2,9737
1933#403256
1932#401266
1931#390279
1930#371331
1929#358338
1928#382312
1927#341381
1926#361347#3,7086
1925#336397#3,1558
1924#333407
1923#333386
1922#303453
1921#300477
1920#307453
1919#303439
1918#312424
1917#300425
1916#277465
1915#291394
1914#278352
1913#278287
1912#284254
1911#266213
1910#273202
1909#271176
1908#276164
1907#264169
1906#266154
1905#251165
1904#268138
1903#249148
1902#224179
1901#246137
1900#224200
1899#257122
1898#237154
1897#235141
1896#245130
1895#244127
1894#231135
1893#209148
1892#235123
1891#207129
1890#218123
1889#214116
1888#213116
1887#186112
1886#186117
1885#19098
1884#18794
1883#153116
1882#16791
1881#18866
1880#14794
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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,423 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,845 girlsMINew York: #303 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,276 girlsNYMassachusetts: #292 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,539 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedINOhio: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,817 girlsOHPennsylvania: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,921 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,260 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #204 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,883 girlsARTennessee: #310 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,641 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #226 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,994 girlsOKLouisiana: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,095 girlsLAMississippi: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsMSAlabama: #243 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsALGeorgia: #277 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cornelia, so not publishedHITexas: #790 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,149 girlsTXFlorida: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#204 · 1 in 1,263
  2. South Carolina#207 · 1 in 1,174
  3. North Carolina#226 · 1 in 1,485
  4. Alabama#243 · 1 in 1,417
  5. Georgia#277 · 1 in 1,958

Best ever in a state: #111 in South Carolina, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#204181 in 1,263
South Carolina#207171 in 1,174
North Carolina#226241 in 1,485
Alabama#243201 in 1,417
Georgia#277151 in 1,958
Massachusetts#29261 in 4,539
New York#303251 in 3,276
Mississippi#306101 in 2,129
Tennessee#310101 in 2,641
Florida#31361 in 2,098
Michigan#36781 in 4,845
Arkansas#36961 in 2,883
Pennsylvania#396121 in 5,921
Oklahoma#44051 in 3,994
Louisiana#45651 in 4,095
Ohio#46561 in 7,817
California#47171 in 5,260
Illinois#51361 in 8,423
Texas#79061 in 9,149
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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
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,020#147 (1880)#183
1890s1,332#207 (1891)#232
1900s1,630#224 (1900)#254
1910s3,455#266 (1911)#286
1920s3,951#300 (1921)#335
1930s2,731#371 (1930)#396
1940s2,509#420 (1941)#479
1950s1,813#588 (1950)#698
1960s1,310#748 (1962)#936
1970s700#1,181 (1972)#1,523
1980s526#1,863 (1988)#2,057
1990s320#2,215 (1991)#3,763
2000s228#4,527 (2000)#5,659
2010s293#3,552 (2019)#4,987
2020s258#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 1936

girls
#398
254 births · 1 in 4,096 girls

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #398Cornelia254
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 4,096 of them was named Cornelia, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cornelia
  1. #394Therese260
  2. #396Elma258
  3. #396Guadalupe258
  4. #398Cornelia254
  5. #398Eleanore254
  6. #398Eugenia254
  7. #398Margarita254
  8. #402Christina253
  9. #402Nannie253
  10. #404Delia252

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 3,238Shelba#3,742#504
  2. 662Shelby#840#178
  3. 600Wendy#1,418#818
  4. 588Deanna#1,356#768
  5. 546Shari#1,514#968
Fallers
  1. 1,028Norita#713#1,741
  2. 506Vernetta#974#1,480
  3. 461Ozella#984#1,445
  4. 400Shirleyann#896#1,296
  5. 342Idell#925#1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936