Kordel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kor-DEL
- Origin
- French
Kordel is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “little cord”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kordel 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 Kordel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kordel is a boys' name.
How popular is Kordel 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 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Kordel in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kordel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
Names like Kordel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Gael, Jaylen, Kyler, Samuel, Kalel, Noah, Oscar, Kayden, Kobe, Isaac, Jackson
Names related to Kordel
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, “Kordel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kordel, updated 20 October 2026.