Boys' name · since 1880
Cornelious
2,475 babies named Cornelious in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,475
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cornelious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,475 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Cornelious recorded 2,475 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #2,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,475 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cornelious ranks #2,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,475 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,475
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cornelious's 2,475 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Cornelious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cornelious splits its recorded history at 1951: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cornelious popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1921)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Cornelious popularity over time - girls
113 total births recorded since 1904 (Cornelious as girls' name)
Cornelious by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (335 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Cornelious's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Cornelious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 81
1880s
81 births
- 1890s 55
1890s
55 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s
1910s
224 births
- 1920s
1920s
335 births
- 1930s
1930s
294 births
- 1940s
1940s
247 births
- 1950s
1950s
285 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s
1970s
215 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 335 births (14% of all-time use).
How Cornelious 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 Cornelious's total volume
Cornelious by state
Where Cornelious concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 88 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
88 of 2,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Cornelious appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cornelious's data
- Cornelious's decade-level peak was the 1920s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Corneliouss (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Cornelious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1880–2021 (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 Cornelious 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.