Boys' name · since 1982
Cordel
440 babies named Cordel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 440
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 440 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Cordel recorded 440 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1982 to 2020.
- #8,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 440 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordel ranks #8,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 440 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 440
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordel's 440 recorded births place it above 81.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cordel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cordel's full recorded timeline at 2001, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cordel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (1997)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cordel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Cordel's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cordel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (44% of all-time use).
Cordel by state
Where Cordel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cordel's data
- Cordel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cordels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cordel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1982–2020 (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 Cordel 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.