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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Cornelius, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	833
1881	794
1882	941
1883	879
1884	769
1885	891
1886	858
1887	779
1888	869
1889	696
1890	757
1891	741
1892	844
1893	721
1894	864
1895	733
1896	711
1897	807
1898	636
1899	659
1900	771
1901	714
1902	783
1903	772
1904	827
1905	650
1906	706
1907	722
1908	557
1909	598
1910	494
1911	611
1912	565
1913	540
1914	432
1915	438
1916	452
1917	418
1918	447
1919	423
1920	407
1921	408
1922	401
1923	360
1924	355
1925	349
1926	333
1927	346
1928	347
1929	347
1930	335
1931	348
1932	338
1933	318
1934	304
1935	280
1936	281
1937	262
1938	252
1939	243
1940	226
1941	206
1942	199
1943	186
1944	175
1945	195
1946	140
1947	171
1948	186
1949	175
1950	159
1951	174
1952	173
1953	148
1954	163
1955	165
1956	152
1957	157
1958	152
1959	150
1960	151
1961	160
1962	130
1963	137
1964	130
1965	150
1966	137
1967	152
1968	142
1969	153
1970	165
1971	173
1972	225
1973	289
1974	309
1975	267
1976	262
1977	248
1978	259
1979	232
1980	246
1981	253
1982	233
1983	215
1984	227
1985	205
1986	212
1987	211
1988	195
1989	216
1990	193
1991	183
1992	177
1993	156
1994	141
1995	137
1996	129
1997	118
1998	124
1999	120
2000	105
2001	95
2002	99
2003	112
2004	87
2005	88
2006	99
2007	96
2008	98
2009	84
2010	74
2011	81
2012	80
2013	80
2014	79
2015	80
2016	80
2017	57
2018	51
2019	60
2020	64
2021	49
2022	54
2023	49
2024	39
2025	48

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cornelius isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 82
Rank in 2025: #1,906
How rare: 1 in 20,830 boys
Since 1880: 36,407

Most popular in 1882, at 941 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 40% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.