Boys' name · since 1986
Cordero
Cordero has 1,807 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,807
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cordero is the #6942 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,807 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Cordero recorded 1,807 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #6942 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,942 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,807 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordero ranks #3,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,942 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,807 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,807
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordero's 1,807 recorded births place it above 92.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Cordero compares
1,807 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cordero's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cordero | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,807 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 340 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cordero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cordero's full recorded timeline at 2006, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 340 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cordero popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 340
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Cordero popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 1987 (Cordero as girls' name)
Cordero by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (891 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Cordero's strongest decade.
891 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cordero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
891 births
- 1990s
1990s
484 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 215
2010s
215 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 891 births (49% of all-time use).
How Cordero compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cordero's total volume
Cordero by state
Where Cordero concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 226 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 132 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 81 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 73 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 72 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 66 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 52 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 50 | 2.8% |
226 of 1,807 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Cordero appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cordero's data
- Cordero's decade-level peak was the 1980s (891 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Corderos (226 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cordero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Cordero 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.