Boys' name · since 1987
Kornelius
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Kornelius, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 1987–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
51 boys have been named Kornelius since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kornelius recorded 51 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.
- 51 total births
- 1987–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kornelius's 51 recorded births place it above 51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kornelius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kornelius splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kornelius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kornelius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kornelius's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kornelius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Kornelius's decade-level peak was the 2010s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kornelius: Baby Name Since 1987 - 51 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kornelius. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kornelius 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 July 2026.