Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 609 births

Corde — boys' name

609 babies named Corde in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s572000s3592010s1732020s13
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Corde was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

163 babies were named Corde in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corde

The Social Security Administration has registered 609 babies named Corde between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 163 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corde performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Corde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Corde in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corde 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 609 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.

Corde at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

609

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

163 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Corde popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
163
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
-50050100150200 20232017201320092004200019961987 7

Corde popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Corde as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2000 5

Corde by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
359 births that decade — 59% of Corde's all-time total
1980s71990s572000s3592010s1732020s13

Corde by state

Where Corde concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 5.6%
#2 Texas
32 5.3%
#3 Georgia
29 4.8%
#4 Florida
12 2.0%
#5 Michigan
8 1.3%
#6 Indiana
7 1.1%
#7 Ohio
7 1.1%
#8 Illinois
6 1.0%
California share of Corde's total US births 5.6%
Even split

34 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Corde appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corde?
609 babies have been named Corde since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 163 births.
When was Corde most popular?
Corde was most popular in the 2000s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Corde most popular?
The top states for the name Corde are California (34 births), Texas (32 births), Georgia (29 births).
How long has the name Corde been used?
Corde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Corde?
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, 1987–2023 (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.