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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cornel

Cornel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 907th with 59 babies. More babies were named Cornel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
194759 babies
Total since 1880
1,174babies recorded

Cornel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,8887
2000#5,98511
1990#5,05410
1980#4,2069
1970#2,07519
1960#1,62825
1950#1,31930
1940——
1930#2,63710
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cornel, counting every spelling?

Cornel is a spelling of Cornell, a name family that had 14 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Cornell14#6,194114

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 old are people named Cornel?

About 800 people born in the US named Cornel are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 39 and 71. That makes Cornel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Cornel by state

How common Cornel was among boys born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesLA0.11Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cornel, boys, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cornel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cornel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cornel

How popular is the name Cornel?

Cornel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 907th with 59 babies. More babies were named Cornel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Cornel a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cornel in the US.

Where was Cornel most popular?

In 1945–1949, Cornel was most common in Louisiana (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Virginia.