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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cornelious

Cornelious was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (42). More babies were named Cornelious in the 1920s 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
192142 babies
Total since 1880
2,588babies recorded

Cornelious popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 113 since 1904.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,8897
2000#5,34113
1990#3,33418
1980#2,01127
1970#1,89922
1960#1,49129
1950#1,22435
1940#1,52820
1930#1,53923
1920#1,16238
1910#1,1339
1900——
1890#7628
1880#60710

How popular is Cornelious, counting every spelling?

Cornelious has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cornelious?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Cornelious are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 35 and 69. That makes Cornelious mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Cornelious by state

How common Cornelious was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. In 46 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMS0.10Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: 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, Cornelious, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Cornelious

How popular is the name Cornelious?

Cornelious was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (42). More babies were named Cornelious in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Cornelious a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Cornelious most popular?

In 1919–1923, Cornelious was most common in Mississippi (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Oklahoma.