Recorded 1986–2008 Boys' name Peak 1987 134 births

Cordera — boys' name

134 babies named Cordera 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.

1980s961990s332000s5
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Cordera was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

38 babies were named Cordera in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cordera

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Cordera between 1986 and 2008, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cordera currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cordera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cordera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Cordera in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cordera 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 134 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.

Cordera at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

134

Since 1986

23 years of records

Peak year

1987

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1986

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2008

Cordera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1986

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1987)
38
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 20081992199119901989198819871986 17

Cordera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
96 births that decade — 72% of Cordera's all-time total
1980s961990s332000s5

Cordera by state

Where Cordera concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cordera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 3.7%
#2 Georgia
5 3.7%
#3 Louisiana
5 3.7%
Alabama share of Cordera's total US births 3.7%
Even split

5 of 134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cordera?
134 babies have been named Cordera since 1986. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1987 with 38 births.
When was Cordera most popular?
Cordera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Cordera most popular?
The top states for the name Cordera are Alabama (5 births), Georgia (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Cordera been used?
Cordera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 23 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Cordera?
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, 1986–2008 (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.