Boys' name · since 1977
Corneilius
48 babies named Corneilius in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Corneilius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 48 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corneilius has been recorded 48 times among boys since 1977, 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 1977 to 2010.
- #22,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 48 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corneilius ranks #22,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Corneilius's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corneilius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Corneilius's full recorded timeline at 1989, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Corneilius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2010
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Corneilius by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Corneilius's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Corneilius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Corneilius's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corneilius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1977–2010 (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 Corneilius 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.