Corey vs Cornelius

Side-by-side comparison of Corey and Cornelius - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Corey

Boy name · Rank #677

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Name B

Cornelius

Boy name · Rank #2157

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Metric Corey Cornelius
Current Rank #677 #2157
Total Births (all years) 185,020 36,407
Peak Year 1989 1974
Peak Year Births 8,003 486
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Corey Cornelius
1880s - 911
1890s - 853
1900s - 956
1910s 5 3,066
1920s 21 4,021
1930s 15 3,122
1940s 223 2,733
1950s 1,856 3,215
1960s 9,968 2,777
1970s 41,000 3,975
1980s 53,598 4,080
1990s 50,223 2,891
2000s 17,468 1,923
2010s 7,990 1,360
2020s 2,653 524

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Corey Cornelius
2014 809 152
2015 755 154
2016 770 151
2017 650 106
2018 623 92
2019 586 107
2020 539 111
2021 517 86
2022 437 94
2023 430 83
2024 403 68
2025 327 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2025.

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