NameTides

Cornelius

Cornelius was the #1,906 boys' name in the US in 2025 (82 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Cornelius as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cornelius as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Cornelius as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,906 (82)#3,256 (6)——#1,944 (10)
2024#2,156 (68)#4,271 (4)———
2023#1,896 (83)#4,108 (4)—#770 (3)#1,592 (12)
2022#1,760 (94)#2,019 (11)——#2,810 (5)
2021#1,815 (86)#2,493 (8)—#755 (3)#1,761 (10)
2020#1,512 (111)#2,404 (8)—#556 (5)#1,382 (14)
2019#1,564 (107)#2,728 (7)——#1,152 (18)
2018#1,707 (92)#2,445 (8)—#635 (4)#1,279 (15)
2017#1,541 (106)#3,996 (4)—#710 (3)#1,422 (13)
2016#1,234 (151)#2,804 (7)—#601 (4)#1,069 (20)
2015#1,198 (154)#4,747 (3)——#1,384 (13)
2014#1,205 (152)#2,964 (6)—#715 (3)#1,565 (11)
2013#1,186 (151)#2,216 (9)——#1,109 (18)
2012#1,191 (151)#1,962 (11)—#548 (5)#1,257 (15)
2011#1,159 (154)#2,039 (10)—#540 (5)#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #130.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cornelius is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cornelius 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: #905MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,998CAUtah: 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: #1,652TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cornelius (boys) 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
CorneliusCanadaBoys#1,94410
CorneliusEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
CorneliusIrelandBoys—too few
CorneliusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CorneliusScotlandBoys—too few
CorneliusUSGirls—too few
CorneliusUSBoys#1,90682