Boys' name · since 1911
Cornelio
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 1,600 babies named Cornelio, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,600
- born since 1911
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cornelio currently ranks #6473 among boys' names in America, with 1,600 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cornelio has been recorded 1,600 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #6473 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #3,785 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,473 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,600 born since 1911
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cornelio ranks #3,785 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,473 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,600 born since 1911, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,600
- born since 1911
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cornelio's 1,600 recorded births place it above 91.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cornelio compares
1,600 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cornelio's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cornelio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cornelio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cornelio splits its recorded history at 1970: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cornelio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Cornelio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (219 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Cornelio's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Cornelio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
125 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 219 births (14% of all-time use).
How Cornelio 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 Cornelio's total volume
Cornelio by state
Where Cornelio concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 345 | 21.6% |
| #2 | California | | 260 | 16.3% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
345 of 1,600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cornelio's data
- Cornelio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cornelios (345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cornelio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Cornelio 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.