Cornell
Cornell was the 6194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 478th; the most babies were born in 1962 (241). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,584 places. More babies were named Cornell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,194 boys, down 3,047 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1962241 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,695babies recorded
Cornell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 348 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,194 | 14 |
| 2020 | #3,147 | 36 |
| 2010 | #1,854 | 78 |
| 2000 | #1,669 | 69 |
| 1990 | #963 | 117 |
| 1980 | #741 | 140 |
| 1970 | #578 | 194 |
| 1960 | #649 | 144 |
| 1950 | #542 | 159 |
| 1940 | #883 | 51 |
| 1930 | #1,024 | 45 |
| 1920 | #1,277 | 32 |
| 1910 | #828 | 14 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #914 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cornell, counting every spelling?
Cornell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 14 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | 14 | #6,194 | 114 |
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 Cornell?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cornell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cornell 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cornell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cornell?
About 8,200 people born in the US named Cornell are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 34 and 65. That makes Cornell 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cornell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cornell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cornell
How popular is the name Cornell?
Cornell was the 6194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 478th; the most babies were born in 1962 (241). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,584 places. More babies were named Cornell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Cornell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cornell in the US.