Recorded 1925–1977 Girls' name Peak 1949 37 births

Cornellia — girls' name

37 babies named Cornellia in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s51940s131960s61970s6
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Cornellia was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cornellia in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cornellia

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Cornellia between 1925 and 1977, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cornellia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cornellia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cornellia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cornellia 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 37 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.

Cornellia at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

37

Since 1925

53 years of records

Peak year

1949

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1925

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1977

Cornellia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1925

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1949)
8
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
456789 197719651949194819361925 7

Cornellia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
13 births that decade — 35% of Cornellia's all-time total
1920s71930s51940s131960s61970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cornellia?
37 babies have been named Cornellia since 1925. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1949 with 8 births.
When was Cornellia most popular?
Cornellia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Cornellia been used?
Cornellia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 53 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Cornellia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1925–1977 (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.