Recorded 1918–2013 Boys' name Peak 1993 340 births

Corneilus — boys' name

340 babies named Corneilus in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s51940s61960s111970s601980s841990s922000s582010s16
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Corneilus was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

17 babies were named Corneilus in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corneilus

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Corneilus between 1918 and 2013, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corneilus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corneilus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Corneilus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corneilus 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 340 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.

Corneilus at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

340

Since 1918

96 years of records

Peak year

1993

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1918

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2013

Corneilus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1918

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1993)
17
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
05101520 20132003199719911985197919701918 8

Corneilus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 27% of Corneilus's all-time total
1910s81920s51940s61960s111970s601980s841990s922000s582010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corneilus?
340 babies have been named Corneilus since 1918. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1993 with 17 births.
When was Corneilus most popular?
Corneilus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Corneilus been used?
Corneilus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 96 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Corneilus?
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.

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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, 1918–2013 (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.