Boys' name · since 1989
Cordon
Cordon has 61 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 61 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Cordon recorded 61 times among boys since 1989, 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 1989 to 2015.
- #20,740 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordon ranks #20,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cordon's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cordon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cordon's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cordon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Cordon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Cordon's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cordon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Cordon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cordon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1989–2015 (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 Cordon 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.