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Cornelia

Girl

Meaning of Cornelia: Latin: 'horn'

Cornelia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3031st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3031

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,102

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 57 babies1982: 49 babies1983: 50 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 45 babies1986: 46 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 66 babies1989: 60 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 59 babies1992: 41 babies1993: 35 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 36 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Cornelia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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