Recorded 1986–2021 Boys' name Peak 1987 491 births

Cordaro — boys' name

491 babies named Cordaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2861990s1102000s332010s522020s10
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cordaro was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

107 babies were named Cordaro in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cordaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Cordaro between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cordaro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cordaro performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cordaro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Cordaro in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cordaro 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 491 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.

Cordaro at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

491

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

1987

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cordaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1987)
107
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
-50050100150 2021201520112007199419901986 69

Cordaro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
286 births that decade — 58% of Cordaro's all-time total
1980s2861990s1102000s332010s522020s10

Cordaro by state

Where Cordaro concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cordaro
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%
Illinois share of Cordaro's total US births 13.4%
Even split

66 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Cordaro appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cordaro?
491 babies have been named Cordaro since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1987 with 107 births.
When was Cordaro most popular?
Cordaro was most popular in the 1980s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Cordaro most popular?
The top states for the name Cordaro are Illinois (66 births), Virginia (20 births), Mississippi (16 births).
How long has the name Cordaro been used?
Cordaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cordaro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.