Cornelia Girl
How popular is Cornelia?
#3,130 girl name in 2025
51 baby girls were named Cornelia in the US in 2025, making it the 3130th most popular girl name.
7,349living people named Cornelia (est.)
68median age of people named Cornelia
22,102babies named Cornelia since 1880
1 in 65,007US babies born in 2025
Cornelia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,130 for girls (▲ 692 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #4,004 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (477 girls) |
| Highest rank | #147 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Cornelia is most popular
Babies named Cornelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Cornelia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | #147 |
| 1890s | 1,332 | #207 |
| 1900s | 1,630 | #224 |
| 1910s | 3,455 | #266 |
| 1920s | 3,951 | #300 |
| 1930s | 2,731 | #371 |
| 1940s | 2,509 | #420 |
| 1950s | 1,813 | #587 |
| 1960s | 1,310 | #748 |
| 1970s | 700 | #1,181 |
| 1980s | 526 | #1,859 |
| 1990s | 320 | #2,209 |
| 2000s | 228 | #4,522 |
| 2010s | 293 | #3,551 |
| 2020s | 258 | #3,091 |
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Questions
- Is Cornelia a boy or girl name?
- Cornelia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cornelia were girls.
- How popular is the name Cornelia?
- 51 baby girls were named Cornelia in the US in 2025, making it the 3130th most popular girl name.
- When was Cornelia most popular?
- Cornelia peaked in 1921, when 477 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #147 in 1880.
- How many people are named Cornelia?
- 22,102 babies have been named Cornelia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,349 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Cornelia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cornelia was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.