Boys' name · since 1980
Cordale
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 592 babies named Cordale, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordale currently ranks #11004 among boys' names in America, with 592 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Cordale recorded 592 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #11004 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #7,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,004 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordale ranks #7,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,004 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 592 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordale's 592 recorded births place it above 84.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Cordale compares
592 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Cordale's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cordale | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cordale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cordale's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cordale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Cordale by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (195 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Cordale's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cordale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 195 births (33% of all-time use).
How Cordale 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 Cordale's total volume
Cordale by state
Where Cordale concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
17 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cordale's data
- Cordale's decade-level peak was the 1990s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Cordales (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cordale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Cordale 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.