Boys' name · since 1918
Corneil
Corneil has 21 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Corneil since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Corneil recorded 21 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1978.
- #28,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corneil ranks #28,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corneil's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corneil splits its recorded history at 1977: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corneil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1978
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Corneil by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Corneil's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Corneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corneil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1918–1978 (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 Corneil 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.