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Cornell

/kɔˈɹnɛl/ · 97% boys · 14 born in 2025

Cornell has been given to about 11,695 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kɔˈɹnɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,026
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cornell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 247
  • Born in 202514
  • All time11,695

How popular is Cornell?

Its best year was 1962, when 247 babies were given the name, ranking 508th. The typical living American called Cornell is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Cornell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cordell0.88
  2. Carnell0.81
  3. Donnell0.76
  4. Donell0.76
  5. Darnell0.69
  6. Vernell0.69
  7. Cortney0.66
  8. Corey0.63

Middle names for Cornell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cornell Paul0.77
  2. Cornell John0.77
  3. Cornell Blake0.76
  4. Cornell Wade0.76
  5. Cornell Ross0.76
  6. Cornell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Cornell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.90
  2. Laurelsister · 0.90
  3. Rudybrother · 0.90
  4. Rockybrother · 0.89
  5. Margosister · 0.87
  6. Santosbrother · 0.86

Where Cornell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cornell Anderson0.77
    2. Cornell White0.72
    3. Cornell Nguyen0.72
    4. Cornell Moore0.72
    5. Cornell Brown0.72
    6. Cornell Young0.69

    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 Cornell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.