Is Cornelius a boy or girl name?
Cornelius is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 68 boys were named Cornelius, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 36,966 US babies named Cornelius were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,150
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cornelius since 1880
- 36,966
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 498 babies
Boys and girls named Cornelius, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 911 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 1890s | 853 | 17 | 2% |
| 1900s | 956 | 35 | 3.5% |
| 1910s | 3,066 | 71 | 2.3% |
| 1920s | 4,021 | 122 | 2.9% |
| 1930s | 3,122 | 78 | 2.4% |
| 1940s | 2,733 | 48 | 1.7% |
| 1950s | 3,216 | 60 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 2,775 | 55 | 1.9% |
| 1970s | 3,975 | 71 | 1.8% |
| 1980s | 4,080 | 73 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 2,891 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 1,923 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,360 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 442 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 111 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 92 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 151 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 154 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 151 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 166 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 199 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 200 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 204 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 175 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 173 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 222 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 192 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 185 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 207 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 230 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 237 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 222 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 244 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 261 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 273 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 306 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 353 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 369 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 396 | #487 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1989 | 432 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 374 | #474 | 8 | #8,551 |
| 1987 | 394 | #447 | 8 | #8,157 |
| 1986 | 391 | #434 | 10 | #6,700 |
| 1985 | 378 | #439 | 7 | #8,531 |
| 1984 | 410 | #405 | 9 | #6,927 |
| 1983 | 386 | #414 | 5 | #10,601 |
| 1982 | 422 | #398 | 9 | #7,002 |
| 1981 | 454 | #380 | 6 | #9,352 |
| 1980 | 439 | #392 | 11 | #5,988 |
| 1979 | 399 | #398 | 7 | #8,212 |
| 1978 | 426 | #374 | 9 | #6,494 |
| 1977 | 408 | #390 | 6 | #8,660 |
| 1976 | 411 | #379 | 5 | #9,581 |
| 1975 | 417 | #379 | 9 | #6,067 |
| 1974 | 486 | #346 | 12 | #4,778 |
| 1973 | 451 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 366 | #413 | 7 | #6,694 |
| 1971 | 306 | #467 | 6 | #7,558 |
| 1970 | 305 | #463 | 10 | #5,119 |
| 1969 | 274 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 246 | #484 | 7 | #5,737 |
| 1967 | 264 | #466 | 6 | #6,148 |
| 1966 | 245 | #488 | 6 | #5,927 |
| 1965 | 280 | #467 | 6 | #5,935 |
| 1964 | 260 | #492 | 5 | #6,941 |
| 1963 | 279 | #475 | 8 | #4,958 |
| 1962 | 265 | #485 | 8 | #4,943 |
| 1961 | 340 | #432 | 9 | #4,602 |
| 1960 | 322 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 322 | #444 | 5 | #6,437 |
| 1958 | 323 | #435 | 5 | #6,268 |
| 1957 | 339 | #423 | 6 | #5,510 |
| 1956 | 321 | #420 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1955 | 339 | #393 | 8 | #4,449 |
| 1954 | 332 | #394 | 8 | #4,347 |
| 1953 | 291 | #412 | 7 | #4,665 |
| 1952 | 336 | #372 | 6 | #5,025 |
| 1951 | 328 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 285 | #402 | 8 | #4,023 |
| 1949 | 311 | #382 | 6 | #4,778 |
| 1948 | 326 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 312 | #388 | 12 | #3,091 |
| 1946 | 227 | #422 | 8 | #3,725 |
| 1945 | 263 | #369 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1944 | 239 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 265 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 275 | #364 | 9 | #3,227 |
| 1941 | 253 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 262 | #350 | 7 | #3,568 |
| 1939 | 269 | #342 | 7 | #3,503 |
| 1938 | 279 | #334 | 7 | #3,522 |
| 1937 | 279 | #323 | 6 | #3,883 |
| 1936 | 291 | #314 | 7 | #3,439 |
| 1935 | 292 | #316 | 6 | #3,836 |
| 1934 | 314 | #306 | 8 | #3,215 |
| 1933 | 315 | #303 | 10 | #2,721 |
| 1932 | 353 | #291 | 6 | #3,991 |
| 1931 | 362 | #292 | 7 | #3,556 |
| 1930 | 368 | #299 | 14 | #2,331 |
| 1929 | 373 | #290 | 7 | #3,747 |
| 1928 | 384 | #288 | 16 | #2,211 |
| 1927 | 390 | #286 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1926 | 370 | #294 | 14 | #2,495 |
| 1925 | 389 | #291 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1924 | 402 | #286 | 14 | #2,551 |
| 1923 | 395 | #283 | 17 | #2,192 |
| 1922 | 436 | #272 | 10 | #3,204 |
| 1921 | 449 | #265 | 11 | #2,979 |
| 1920 | 433 | #265 | 7 | #4,049 |
| 1919 | 415 | #262 | 10 | #3,050 |
| 1918 | 453 | #249 | 7 | #3,958 |
| 1917 | 387 | #259 | 10 | #2,928 |
| 1916 | 402 | #248 | 6 | #4,018 |
| 1915 | 372 | #248 | 7 | #3,505 |
| 1914 | 283 | #259 | 11 | #2,150 |
| 1913 | 277 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 243 | #222 | 8 | #2,200 |
| 1911 | 138 | #213 | 6 | #2,255 |
| 1910 | 96 | #244 | 6 | #2,202 |
| 1909 | 98 | #218 | 5 | #2,279 |
| 1908 | 86 | #224 | 7 | #1,713 |
| 1907 | 106 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 94 | #192 | 7 | #1,588 |
| 1905 | 86 | #202 | 5 | #2,002 |
| 1904 | 106 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 92 | #180 | 5 | #1,859 |
| 1902 | 96 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 76 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 116 | #183 | 6 | #1,770 |
| 1899 | 70 | #194 | 5 | #1,654 |
| 1898 | 78 | #193 | 7 | #1,399 |
| 1897 | 91 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 85 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 86 | #184 | 5 | #1,648 |
| 1894 | 100 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 81 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 103 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 75 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 84 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 77 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 105 | #146 | 7 | #1,058 |
| 1887 | 79 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 95 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 96 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 88 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 92 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 107 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 80 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 92 | #147 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cornelius reached #130 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,058 in 1888. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cornelius
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.