Kordell Boy
How popular is Kordell?
#3,657 boy name in 2025
30 baby boys were named Kordell in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
Kordell popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,657 for boys (▲ 773 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,918 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (174 boys) |
| Highest rank | #840 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kordell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cordell family of names ranked #1,339 for boys in 2025 (#1,532 the year before), with 113 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 77 | 68% |
| Kordell | 30 | 27% |
| Cordale | 6 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kordell is most popular
Babies named Kordell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Kordell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #3,965 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1980s | 47 | #3,516 |
| 1990s | 640 | #840 |
| 2000s | 497 | #1,764 |
| 2010s | 377 | #2,335 |
| 2020s | 196 | #2,731 |
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Questions
- Is Kordell a boy or girl name?
- Kordell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kordell were boys.
- How popular is the name Kordell?
- 30 baby boys were named Kordell in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
- When was Kordell most popular?
- Kordell peaked in 1998, when 174 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #840 in 1998.
- How many people are named Kordell?
- 1,767 babies have been named Kordell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,736 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kordell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kordell was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys 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.