Boys' name · since 1967
Kordell
Kordell has 1,767 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,689 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,767
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,767 babies have been named Kordell since 1967, making it today's #3689 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kordell recorded 1,767 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #3689 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,689 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,767 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kordell ranks #3,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,689 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,767 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,689 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,767
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kordell's 1,767 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kordell compares
1,767 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kordell's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kordell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,767 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kordell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kordell splits its recorded history at 2004: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 174 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kordell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kordell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (640 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Kordell's strongest decade.
640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kordell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
640 births
- 2000s
2000s
497 births
- 2010s
2010s
377 births
- 2020s 196
2020s
196 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 640 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kordell 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 Kordell's total volume
Kordell by state
Where Kordell concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 2.8% |
| #3 | California | | 44 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 21 | 1.2% |
65 of 1,767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kordell appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kordell's data
- Kordell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (640 total births); usage has since declined to 196 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kordells (65 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 Kordell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Kordell 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.