Boys' name · since 1919
Cornel
1,174 babies named Cornel in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,174
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,174 boys have been named Cornel since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cornel has been recorded 1,174 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #4,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,174 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cornel ranks #4,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,174 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,174
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cornel's 1,174 recorded births place it above 89.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cornel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cornel splits its recorded history at 1971: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cornel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (1947)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Cornel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (263 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Cornel's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Cornel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
198 births
- 1950s
1950s
263 births
- 1960s
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 263 births (22% of all-time use).
How Cornel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cornel's total volume
Cornel by state
Where Cornel concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
31 of 1,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cornel's data
- Cornel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cornels (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cornel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Cornel 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.