Cornellius

Boy · recorded 1974–2008

  • 2008last recorded
  • 1977best year

Most popular in 1977.

Last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Cornellius.

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Its story

Popularity since 1974

03619741983199120002008

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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 20 recorded years as a table
Cornellius, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19744
19776
19783
19794
19804
19813
19854
19864
19875
19885
19904
19914
19934
19963
19973
20004
20053
20063
20075
20083

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cornellius 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 2008
6
Rank in 2008
#11,037
How rare
1 in 340,025 boys
Since 1974
144

Cornellius was last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1977, at 6 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Cornellius doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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