US rank #16594 Girls' name Peak 2015 59 births

Kornelia — #16594 US girls' name

59 babies named Kornelia in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s442020s5
#16594
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 6% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Kornelia was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kornelia in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kornelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Kornelia between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kornelia currently holds the #16594 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kornelia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kornelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kornelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kornelia 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 59 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.

Kornelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

59

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2015

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,594

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kornelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 202420182017201620152013201020082007 5

Kornelia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 75% of Kornelia's all-time total
2000s102010s442020s5

Kornelia by state

Where Kornelia concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kornelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 8.5%
Illinois share of Kornelia's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kornelia?
59 babies have been named Kornelia since 2007. It currently ranks #16594 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
When was Kornelia most popular?
Kornelia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kornelia most popular?
The top states for the name Kornelia are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Kornelia been used?
Kornelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kornelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.