Cord
Cord was the 4738th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1059th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,031 places. More babies were named Cord in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,738 boys, up 337 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,842babies recorded
Cord popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,738 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,075 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,028 | 38 |
| 2000 | #3,556 | 23 |
| 1990 | #1,059 | 100 |
| 1980 | #3,126 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,646 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,917 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cord, counting every spelling?
Cord is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cord | 21 | #4,738 | 97 |
| Kord | 7 | #10,245 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cord?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cord (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cord born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cord.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cord?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Cord are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 18 and 39. That makes Cord mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cord by state
How common Cord was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cord: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cord, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cord
How popular is the name Cord?
Cord was the 4738th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1059th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,031 places. More babies were named Cord in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cord a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cord in the US.
Where is Cord most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cord was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).