Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Cornelius

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1974

Peak era

1974

Peak rank proxy

486

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19742024

Peak year

1974

Decline from peak

86%

2024

All-time

36,324

Cornelius is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1974, when 486 boys were named Cornelius.

In 2024, only 68 boys were given the name.

Down 86% from its peak.

All told, about 36,324 Americans have been named Cornelius and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1974

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