Cornelius

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Cornelius is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 36,966 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,324 as boys and 642 as girls. Cornelius gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1974 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,313 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 68
2023 83
2022 94
2021 86
2020 111
2019 107
2018 92
2017 106
2016 151
2015 154
2014 152
2013 151
2012 151
2011 154
2010 142
2009 166
2008 199
2007 200
2006 204
2005 175
2004 173
2003 222
2002 192
2001 185
2000 207
1999 230
1998 237
1997 222
1996 244
1995 261
1994 273
1993 306
1992 353
1991 369
1990 401
1989 432
1988 382
1987 402
1986 401
1985 385
1984 419
1983 391
1982 431
1981 460
1980 450
1979 406
1978 435
1977 414
1976 416
1975 426
1974 498
1973 451
1972 373
1971 312
1970 315
1969 274
1968 253
1967 270
1966 251
1965 286
1964 265
1963 287
1962 273
1961 349
1960 322
1959 327
1958 328
1957 345
1956 328
1955 347
1954 340
1953 298
1952 342
1951 328
1950 293
1949 317
1948 326
1947 324
1946 235
1945 269
1944 239
1943 265
1942 284
1941 253
1940 269
1939 276
1938 286
1937 285
1936 298
1935 298
1934 322
1933 325
1932 359
1931 369
1930 382
1929 380
1928 400
1927 402
1926 384
1925 403
1924 416
1923 412
1922 446
1921 460
1920 440
1919 425
1918 460
1917 397
1916 408
1915 379
1914 294
1913 277
1912 251
1911 144
1910 102
1909 103
1908 93
1907 106
1906 101
1905 91
1904 106
1903 97
1902 96
1901 76
1900 122
1899 75
1898 85
1897 91
1896 85
1895 91
1894 100
1893 81
1892 103
1891 75
1890 84
1889 77
1888 112
1887 79
1886 95
1885 96
1884 88
1883 92
1882 107
1881 80
1880 92