US rank #4449 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,737 births

Kordell — #4449 US boys' name

1,737 babies named Kordell in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s471990s6402000s4972010s3772020s166
#4449
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kordell was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

174 babies were named Kordell in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kordell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,737 babies named Kordell between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kordell currently holds the #4449 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kordell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 640 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kordell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kordell in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kordell 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 1,737 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.

Kordell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,737

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1998

174 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,449

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kordell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
174
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Kordell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
640 births that decade — 37% of Kordell's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s471990s6402000s4972010s3772020s166

Kordell by state

Where Kordell concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kordell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 3.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
50 2.9%
#3 California
44 2.5%
#4 Ohio
34 2.0%
#5 New York
25 1.4%
#6 Wisconsin
23 1.3%
#7 Arizona
21 1.2%
#8 Florida
21 1.2%
Texas share of Kordell's total US births 3.7%
Even split

65 of 1,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Kordell appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kordell?
1,737 babies have been named Kordell since 1967. It currently ranks #4449 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 174 births.
When was Kordell most popular?
Kordell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 640 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kordell most popular?
The top states for the name Kordell are Texas (65 births), Pennsylvania (50 births), California (44 births).
How long has the name Kordell been used?
Kordell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kordell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korbyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.