Corneilus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kor-NEEL-yus
- Origin
- Latin
Corneilus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “horn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Corneilus mean?
Latin: misspelling of Cornelius, a Roman family name
“horn”
Variant of Cornelius, a Roman family name that includes the centurion Cornelius, the first Gentile convert in the Book of Acts.
Is Corneilus a girl's or a boy's name?
Corneilus is a boys' name.
How popular is Corneilus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the boys named Corneilus in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Corneilus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
Nicknames for Corneilus
- Neil 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Corneilus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Corneilus
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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, “Corneilus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/corneilus, updated 20 October 2026.