Recorded 1915–1926 Girls' name Peak 1919 21 births

Cordula — girls' name

21 babies named Cordula in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s5
1910s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Cordula was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cordula in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cordula

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Cordula between 1915 and 1926, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cordula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cordula performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cordula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cordula 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 21 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.

Cordula at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

21

Since 1915

12 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1915

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1926

Cordula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1915

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1926191919161915 5

Cordula by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 76% of Cordula's all-time total
1910s161920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cordula?
21 babies have been named Cordula since 1915. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Cordula most popular?
Cordula was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Cordula been used?
Cordula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 12 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Cordula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1926 (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.