Cornelia has been given to about 22,102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1921, when 477 babies were given the name, ranking 300th. The typical living American called Cornelia is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.