Cornell — #4420 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Cornell

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,333 babies named Cornell between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cornell currently holds the #4420 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 241 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cornell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 2,011 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cornell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 878 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Cornell in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cornell 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 11,333 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.