Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Cordelia

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cordelia
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

286

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

18.5%

2024

233

All-time

12,646

Cordelia has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 286 girls were named Cordelia.

In 2024, only 233 girls were given the name.

Down 18.5% from its peak.

All told, about 12,646 Americans have been named Cordelia and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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