Recorded 1957–1980 Unisex name Peak 1957 22 births

Corneal — boys' name

22 babies named Corneal in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121970s51980s5
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Corneal was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

6 babies were named Corneal in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corneal

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Corneal between 1957 and 1980, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corneal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Corneal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1923.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corneal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Corneal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corneal 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 22 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.

Corneal at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

22

Since 1957

24 years of records

Peak year

1957

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1957

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1980

Corneal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1957

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1957)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 1980197119591957 6

Corneal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1923 (Corneal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1923 5

Corneal by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 55% of Corneal's all-time total
1950s121970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corneal?
22 babies have been named Corneal since 1957. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1957 with 6 births.
When was Corneal most popular?
Corneal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Is Corneal a unisex name?
Yes, Corneal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Corneal been used?
Corneal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 24 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Corneal?
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, 1957–1980 (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.