Carnelius — boys' name

What the Data Says About Carnelius

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Carnelius between 1944 and 2009, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carnelius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carnelius performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carnelius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carnelius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 95 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.