Boys' name · since 1998
Cordae
Cordae has 635 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cordae currently ranks #7007 among boys' names in America, with 635 babies recorded since 1998.
Cordae has 635 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7007 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,837 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,007 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 635 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordae ranks #6,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,007 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 635 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cordae's 635 recorded births place it above 84.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cordae compares
635 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cordae's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cordae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 635 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cordae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cordae splits its recorded history at 2014: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cordae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cordae popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Cordae as girls' name)
Cordae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (279 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Cordae's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cordae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 279 births (44% of all-time use).
How Cordae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cordae's total volume
Cordae by state
Where Cordae concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 18 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 9 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.9% |
35 of 635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Cordae appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Cordae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (279 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cordaes (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cordae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Cordae 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.