Girls' name · since 1880
Corda
Corda has 567 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1890 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Corda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 567 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corda has been recorded 567 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1954.
- #10,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 567 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corda ranks #10,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #10,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Corda's 567 recorded births place it above 84.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corda's SSA record in two at 1909 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1890 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1954
- Peak year (1890)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Corda popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2007 (Corda as boys' name)
Corda by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (115 births, 20% of the file).
1890s was Corda's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Corda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
114 births
- 1890s
1890s
115 births
- 1900s
1900s
102 births
- 1910s
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 115 births (20% of all-time use).
How Corda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Corda's total volume
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What to do with Corda's data
- Corda's decade-level peak was the 1890s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Corda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1890)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Corda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.