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Cordero

/kɚˈdɛɹoʊ/ · 100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Cordero has been given to about 1,816 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/kɚˈdɛɹoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,684
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cordero per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1987 · 349
  • Born in 202512
  • All time1,816

How popular is Cordero?

Its best year was 1987, when 349 babies were given the name, ranking 481st. The typical living American called Cordero is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Cordero

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cordell0.64
  2. Carmelo0.57
  3. Corey0.53
  4. Conner0.53
  5. Pedro0.52
  6. Cornell0.53
  7. Cortez0.53
  8. Colter0.53

Middle names for Cordero

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cordero Paul0.85
  2. Cordero Lee0.85
  3. Cordero Dean0.84
  4. Cordero Blake0.84
  5. Cordero Bryce0.84
  6. Cordero Wade0.84

Sibling names for Cordero

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.70
  2. Sashasister · 0.70
  3. Laceysister · 0.68
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.65
  5. Westleybrother · 0.62
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.59

Where Cordero is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cordero White0.80
    2. Cordero Reyes0.80
    3. Cordero Nguyen0.80
    4. Cordero Lee0.80
    5. Cordero Hill0.80
    6. Cordero Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cordero

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.