Cordell
Cordell was the 1977th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 531st with 387 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 630 places. More babies were named Cordell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,977 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998387 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,988babies recorded
Cordell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 148 since 1903.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,977 | 77 |
| 2020 | #1,718 | 90 |
| 2010 | #1,264 | 138 |
| 2000 | #640 | 285 |
| 1990 | #748 | 184 |
| 1980 | #996 | 82 |
| 1970 | #882 | 84 |
| 1960 | #1,180 | 44 |
| 1950 | #960 | 52 |
| 1940 | #698 | 75 |
| 1930 | #1,264 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,186 | 37 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cordell, counting every spelling?
Cordell is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,492 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,977 for Cordell on its own. Together these spellings went to 107 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 77 | #1,977 | 404 |
| Kordell | 30 | #3,713 | 171 |
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 Cordell?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cordell (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cordell 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 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cordell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cordell?
About 9,100 people born in the US named Cordell are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 42. That makes Cordell mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Cordell by state
How common Cordell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 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
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Questions about the name Cordell
How popular is the name Cordell?
Cordell was the 1977th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 531st with 387 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 630 places. More babies were named Cordell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cordell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cordell in the US.
Where is Cordell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cordell was most common in Indiana (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Illinois.