Is Cornell a boy or girl name?
Cornell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Cornell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 11,681 US babies named Cornell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,438
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cornell since 1890
- 11,681
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 247 babies
Boys and girls named Cornell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 310 | 44 | 12.4% |
| 1920s | 443 | 80 | 15.3% |
| 1930s | 522 | 51 | 8.9% |
| 1940s | 1,004 | 55 | 5.2% |
| 1950s | 2,011 | 63 | 3% |
| 1960s | 1,773 | 44 | 2.4% |
| 1970s | 1,514 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 1,326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 949 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 768 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,770 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,660 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 71 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 88 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 85 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 96 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 113 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 113 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 117 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 141 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 141 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 144 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 147 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 135 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 112 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 127 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 118 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 121 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 140 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 135 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 131 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 155 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 134 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 137 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 156 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 150 | #649 | 5 | #8,680 |
| 1972 | 147 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 175 | #627 | 6 | #7,559 |
| 1970 | 194 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 173 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 169 | #583 | 5 | #7,200 |
| 1967 | 173 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 175 | #572 | 5 | #6,754 |
| 1965 | 163 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 202 | #555 | 7 | #5,579 |
| 1963 | 165 | #610 | 7 | #5,403 |
| 1962 | 241 | #508 | 6 | #5,986 |
| 1961 | 168 | #611 | 8 | #4,967 |
| 1960 | 144 | #649 | 6 | #5,824 |
| 1959 | 193 | #559 | 6 | #5,681 |
| 1958 | 196 | #553 | 7 | #4,988 |
| 1957 | 226 | #512 | 8 | #4,602 |
| 1956 | 200 | #529 | 5 | #6,120 |
| 1955 | 218 | #501 | 7 | #4,822 |
| 1954 | 206 | #505 | 6 | #5,253 |
| 1953 | 209 | #486 | 5 | #5,823 |
| 1952 | 213 | #478 | 14 | #2,937 |
| 1951 | 191 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 159 | #542 | 5 | #5,447 |
| 1949 | 179 | #494 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1948 | 192 | #480 | 5 | #5,397 |
| 1947 | 158 | #537 | 8 | #4,057 |
| 1946 | 130 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 72 | #720 | 7 | #3,735 |
| 1944 | 64 | #782 | 9 | #3,179 |
| 1943 | 51 | #933 | 5 | #4,816 |
| 1942 | 62 | #821 | 9 | #3,228 |
| 1941 | 45 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 51 | #884 | 5 | #4,483 |
| 1939 | 52 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 57 | #820 | 5 | #4,447 |
| 1937 | 52 | #848 | 6 | #3,884 |
| 1936 | 48 | #883 | 7 | #3,440 |
| 1935 | 47 | #923 | 8 | #3,209 |
| 1934 | 53 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 60 | #788 | 7 | #3,480 |
| 1932 | 51 | #903 | 8 | #3,330 |
| 1931 | 57 | #831 | 10 | #2,806 |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 45 | #1,033 | 8 | #3,488 |
| 1927 | 52 | #966 | 9 | #3,343 |
| 1926 | 44 | #1,051 | 9 | #3,306 |
| 1925 | 48 | #985 | 9 | #3,421 |
| 1924 | 39 | #1,157 | 9 | #3,454 |
| 1923 | 50 | #982 | 7 | #4,056 |
| 1922 | 50 | #1,001 | 13 | #2,642 |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,071 | 10 | #3,209 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,277 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1919 | 54 | #909 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,157 | 10 | #3,076 |
| 1917 | 48 | #922 | 8 | #3,413 |
| 1916 | 36 | #1,075 | 5 | #4,564 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,128 | 11 | #2,570 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #914 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cornell reached #478 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #2,570 in 1915. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cornell
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.