Boys' name · since 1986
Cordaro
Cordaro has 491 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 491
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordaro sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 491 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordaro has been recorded 491 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2021.
- #7,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 491 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordaro ranks #7,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 491 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 491
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordaro's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Cordaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cordaro splits its recorded history at 2007: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 107 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cordaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2021
- Peak year (1987)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cordaro by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (286 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Cordaro's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cordaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
286 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 286 births (58% of all-time use).
Cordaro by state
Where Cordaro concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 66 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 20 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 16 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 13 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.4% |
66 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Cordaro appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cordaro's data
- Cordaro's decade-level peak was the 1980s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Cordaros (66 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 Cordaro: 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 (~35 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, 1986–2021 (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 Cordaro 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.