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Cornelius

Gender
Boy
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#3,329 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,906 for boys

Cornelius is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,906th for boys in the US (82 babies).

What does Cornelius mean?

Latin

A male given name from Latin.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Cornelius a girl's or a boy's name?

Cornelius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 82 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Cornelius in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,329among boys
Babies in 2025
6about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 42% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Cornelius, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named Cornelius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 12 in 20222025
Cornelius in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20256#3,329
20244#4,346
20234#4,335
202212#1,999
20218#2,619
20208#2,562
20197#2,878
20189#2,388
20174#4,161
20169#2,468
20153#4,955
20146#3,125
20139#2,334
201211#2,080
201110#2,158
20107#2,775
20099#2,241
200811#1,930
20077#2,554
20065#3,013
200511#1,701
200411#1,583
20033#3,593
20026#2,106
20014#2,714
20007#1,775
19997#1,749
19985#2,170
19974#2,438
19967#1,652

How popular is Cornelius in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,906among boys
Babies in 2025
82about 1 in 21,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 82 boys in the US were named Cornelius, making it the 1,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 1974, with 486 boys.

Half of all the boys named Cornelius in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 486 in 19742025
Cornelius in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202582#1,906
202468#2,156
202383#1,896
202294#1,760
202186#1,815
2020111#1,512
2019107#1,564
201892#1,707
2017106#1,541
2016151#1,234
2015154#1,198
2014152#1,205
2013151#1,186
2012151#1,191
2011154#1,159
2010142#1,240
2009166#1,112
2008199#987
2007200#981
2006204#926
2005175#986
2004173#966
2003222#788
2002192#861
2001185#866
2000207#787
1999230#713
1998237#702
1997222#710
1996244#672
1995261#641
1994273#628
1993306#587
1992353#541
1991369#518
1990396#485
1989432#452
1988374#473
1987394#447
1986391#434
1985378#438
1984410#405
1983386#414
1982422#398
1981454#380
1980439#392
1979399#398
1978426#374
1977408#390
1976411#379
1975417#379
1974486#346
1973451#364
1972365#415
1971306#467
1970306#463
1969274#460
1968246#483
1967265#466
1966245#488
1965279#468
1964260#492
1963279#476
1962268#483
1961340#433
1960321#450
1959321#446
1958323#435
1957339#422
1956321#419
1955339#391
1954332#393
1953291#411
1952336#371
1951328#375
1950285#401
1949311#382
1948326#377
1947312#388
1946227#421
1945263#369
1944239#392
1943265#376
1942275#364
1941253#367
1940262#350
1939269#342
1938279#334
1937279#323
1936291#314
1935292#316
1934314#306
1933315#303
1932353#291
1931362#292
1930368#299
1929373#290
1928384#288
1927390#286
1926370#294
1925389#290
1924402#286
1923395#283
1922436#272
1921449#265
1920433#263
1919415#261
1918453#249
1917387#259
1916402#248
1915372#248
1914283#258
1913277#226
1912243#221
1911138#213
191096#244
190998#217
190886#224
1907106#194
190694#192
190586#201
1904106#172
190392#180
190296#177
190176#192
1900116#182
189970#193
189878#193
189791#171
189685#192
189586#182
1894100#153
189381#176
1892103#156
189175#171
189084#167
188977#173
1888105#146
188779#157
188695#145
188596#141
188488#157
188392#133
1882107#130
188180#154
188092#147

Names like Cornelius

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Charlie Charles Ollie Otis Leo Francis Arthur Chester James Reuben Archie Frederick

Names related to Cornelius

Cornelious Corneilus

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Cornelius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cornelius, updated 20 October 2026.