Cordel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kor-DEL
- Origin
- French
Cordel is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “little cord”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cordel mean?
French: spelling of Cordell; English surname from Old French cordel
“little cord”
Cordell Hull, US Secretary of State under Franklin Roosevelt, won the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for helping found the United Nations.
Meaning borrowed from Cordell.
Is Cordel a girl's or a boy's name?
Cordel is a boys' name.
How popular is Cordel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Cordel in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cordel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Cordel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Cooper, Angel, Connor, Cade, Luca, Samuel, Caleb, Josue, Campbell, Colton, Marquez
Names related to Cordel
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cordel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cordel, updated 20 October 2026.