Recorded 1986–2021 Unisex name Peak 2002 94 births

Cordelle — boys' name

94 babies named Cordelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s262000s312010s102020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cordelle was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cordelle in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cordelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Cordelle between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cordelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Cordelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cordelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cordelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cordelle 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 94 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.

Cordelle at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

94

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cordelle popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20212011200820001996199019871986 8

Cordelle popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1917 (Cordelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1917 5

Cordelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 33% of Cordelle's all-time total
1980s221990s262000s312010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cordelle?
94 babies have been named Cordelle since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
When was Cordelle most popular?
Cordelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Cordelle a unisex name?
Yes, Cordelle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 94 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Cordelle been used?
Cordelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cordelle?
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.