Is Cornelia a boy or girl name?
Cornelia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 0 boys were named Cornelia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 22,051 US babies named Cornelia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,824
- Babies named Cornelia since 1880
- 22,051
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 477 babies
Boys and girls named Cornelia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,020 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,332 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,630 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,455 | 100% |
| 1920s | 14 | 3,951 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 7 | 2,731 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,509 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,813 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,310 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 0 | 700 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 526 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 320 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 228 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,824 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,103 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,560 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,563 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,374 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,413 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,104 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,883 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,347 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,021 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,930 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,922 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,652 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,364 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,787 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,814 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,761 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,481 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,480 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,974 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,797 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,556 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,225 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,665 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,680 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,209 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,372 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,272 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,235 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,879 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,218 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,090 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,081 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,869 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,163 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,232 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,262 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,997 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,029 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,083 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,891 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,021 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,880 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,731 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,906 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,605 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,690 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,402 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,184 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,254 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,272 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,055 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,033 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,182 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,002 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 117 | #945 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 125 | #943 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,155 | 158 | #829 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 191 | #749 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #848 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 169 | #787 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 173 | #774 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 153 | #813 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 168 | #771 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 165 | #757 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 175 | #714 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 194 | #663 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 174 | #685 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 212 | #596 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 194 | #616 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 205 | #588 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 217 | #567 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 238 | #536 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 267 | #506 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 221 | #530 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 241 | #460 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 255 | #456 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 288 | #434 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 263 | #456 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 268 | #420 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 251 | #429 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 274 | #407 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 281 | #397 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 256 | #403 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 254 | #398 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 264 | #398 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,028 | 270 | #396 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 256 | #404 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 266 | #401 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 279 | #390 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 331 | #371 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 338 | #358 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 312 | #382 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 381 | #341 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,797 | 347 | #361 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,199 | 397 | #336 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 407 | #333 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 386 | #333 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 453 | #304 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 477 | #300 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 453 | #307 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 439 | #304 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 424 | #312 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 425 | #300 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 465 | #277 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 394 | #291 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 352 | #278 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 287 | #278 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 254 | #285 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 213 | #266 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 202 | #273 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 176 | #271 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 164 | #277 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 169 | #264 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 154 | #267 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 165 | #252 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 138 | #268 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 148 | #249 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 179 | #225 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 137 | #246 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 200 | #224 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 122 | #257 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 154 | #237 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 141 | #235 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 130 | #246 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 127 | #244 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 135 | #231 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 148 | #209 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 123 | #236 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 129 | #207 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 123 | #218 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 116 | #214 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 116 | #214 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 112 | #186 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 117 | #186 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 98 | #190 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 94 | #187 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 116 | #153 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 91 | #167 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 66 | #188 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 94 | #147 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cornelia reached #3,028 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #147 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cornelia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.