Cornelia
Cornelia was the 3138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 147th; the most babies were born in 1921 (477). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,745 places. More babies were named Cornelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,138 girls, up 889 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921477 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,102babies recorded
Cornelia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 26 since 1925.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,138 | 51 |
| 2020 | #4,027 | 35 |
| 2010 | #5,653 | 24 |
| 2000 | #4,556 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,090 | 36 |
| 1980 | #2,021 | 52 |
| 1970 | #1,272 | 86 |
| 1960 | #786 | 169 |
| 1950 | #588 | 205 |
| 1940 | #429 | 251 |
| 1930 | #371 | 331 |
| 1920 | #307 | 453 |
| 1910 | #273 | 202 |
| 1900 | #224 | 200 |
| 1890 | #218 | 123 |
| 1880 | #147 | 94 |
How popular is Cornelia, counting every spelling?
Cornelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 51 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 51 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia | 51 | #3,138 | 223 |
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 Cornelia?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cornelia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cornelia 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cornelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cornelia?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Cornelia are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 49 and 79. That makes Cornelia a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Cornelia by state
How common Cornelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls 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 Cornelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cornelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cornelia
How popular is the name Cornelia?
Cornelia was the 3138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 147th; the most babies were born in 1921 (477). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,745 places. More babies were named Cornelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Cornelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cornelia in the US.
Where is Cornelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cornelia was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.