Kordell
Kordell was the 3713th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 841st with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 768 places. More babies were named Kordell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,713 boys, up 378 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,767babies recorded
Kordell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,713 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,091 | 25 |
| 2010 | #2,664 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,774 | 62 |
| 1990 | #6,161 | 8 |
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How popular is Kordell, counting every spelling?
Kordell is a spelling of Cordell, a name family that ranked #1,492 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,713 for Kordell 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 Kordell?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kordell (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kordell 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kordell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kordell?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Kordell are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 28. That makes Kordell 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.
Kordell by state
How common Kordell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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
These names rose and fell in step with Kordell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kordell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kordell
How popular is the name Kordell?
Kordell was the 3713th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 841st with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 768 places. More babies were named Kordell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kordell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kordell in the US.
Where is Kordell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kordell was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.