How Many People Are Named Cornell?
people named Cornell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,262 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,695 babies named Cornell in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
247 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the given name CORNELIUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cornell, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Cornell fell from 12.4% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cornell alive today is about 48 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cornell first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1962, to 247 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cornell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #477, in 1952. In 2025 it ranked #6,190.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,190 |
| Best rank | #477 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #525 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cornell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cornell were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 733 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cornell was given 5.2 times as often in District of Columbia, 5.2 times in Louisiana and 3.7 times in South Carolina.
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