Cornelious
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kor-NEEL-yus
- Origin
- Latin
Cornelious is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cornelious mean?
Latin: spelling of Cornelius, a Roman family name
A spelling of Cornelius; in Acts, the centurion Cornelius is the first Gentile convert baptised by Peter.
Is Cornelious a girl's or a boy's name?
Cornelious is a boys' name.
How popular is Cornelious in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1921, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cornelious in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1949, 16% of the babies named Cornelious in the US were girls.
Cornelious in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,428 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,485 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,915 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,435 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,293 |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,303 |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,165 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,294 |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,322 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,269 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,437 |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,258 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,446 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,519 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,275 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,356 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,202 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,157 |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,217 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,533 |
| 1929 | 37 | #1,138 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,188 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,436 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,225 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,492 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,256 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,396 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,086 |
| 1920 | 38 | #1,157 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,188 |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,231 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,692 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,304 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,037 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,310 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,059 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 12 | #779 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 7 | #765 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 11 | #576 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
Nicknames for Cornelious
- Neil 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Cornelious
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charles, Francis, Julius, James, Martin, Thomas, William, Lewis, Lawrence, Louis, Joseph, Charlie
Names related to Cornelious
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Cornelious: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cornelious, updated 20 October 2026.