Cornelius
3 countries#1906 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
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Country by country
United States
37,049 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1906 · peaked in 1974 with 498 births
Most common in: New York, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Alabama
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
24 births recorded 1974–1985 · peaked in 1974 with 7 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
24 births recorded 1905–2014 · peaked in 2006 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cornelius’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #926 | — |
| 2007 | #981 | ↓55 |
| 2008 | #987 | ↓6 |
| 2009 | #1112 | ↓125 |
| 2010 | #1240 | ↓128 |
| 2011 | #1159 | ↑81 |
| 2012 | #1191 | ↓32 |
| 2013 | #1186 | ↑5 |
| 2014 | #1205 | ↓19 |
| 2015 | #1198 | ↑7 |
| 2016 | #1234 | ↓36 |
| 2017 | #1541 | ↓307 |
| 2018 | #1707 | ↓166 |
| 2019 | #1564 | ↑143 |
| 2020 | #1512 | ↑52 |
| 2021 | #1815 | ↓303 |
| 2022 | #1760 | ↑55 |
| 2023 | #1896 | ↓136 |
| 2024 | #2156 | ↓260 |
| 2025 | #1906 | ↑250 |
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