NameTides

Cornelia

Cornelia was the #3,130 girls' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales.

Cornelia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cornelia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & Wales
Cornelia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,130 (51)#3,333 (7)#885 (3)—
2024#3,822 (39)#3,696 (6)#898 (3)—
2023#3,091 (53)#3,599 (6)——
2022#3,963 (37)#2,889 (8)——
2021#3,553 (43)#3,192 (7)——
2020#4,005 (35)#2,300 (11)——
2019#3,552 (43)#3,541 (6)——
2018#4,357 (32)#2,187 (12)——
2017#4,384 (32)#2,341 (11)——
2016#4,083 (36)#2,757 (9)——
2015#4,853 (28)#2,070 (13)——
2014#5,310 (25)#2,203 (12)——
2013#4,002 (37)#2,313 (11)——
2012#6,872 (18)#1,893 (15)——
2011#6,855 (18)#3,549 (6)#937 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #147.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Cornelia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 45,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cornelia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cornelia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CorneliaCanadaGirls—too few
CorneliaEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
CorneliaIrelandGirls#8853
CorneliaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CorneliaUSGirls#3,13051
CorneliaUSBoys—too few