Unisex name · since 1972
Cordney
190 babies named Cordney in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordney is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 190 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordney has been recorded 190 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2010.
- #13,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 190 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordney ranks #13,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordney's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cordney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cordney's full recorded timeline at 1984, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cordney popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2010
- Peak year (1988)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cordney popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1987 (Cordney as girls' name)
Cordney by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (111 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Cordney's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cordney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 111 births (58% of all-time use).
Cordney by state
Where Cordney concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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What to do with Cordney's data
- Cordney's decade-level peak was the 1980s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cordneys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cordney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
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, 1972–2010 (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 Cordney 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.