Kornelija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KOR-neh-lee-yuh
- Origin
- Latin
Kornelija is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kornelija mean?
Latin: Latvian and Lithuanian form of Cornelia
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Cornelia, the feminine of the Roman family name Cornelius.
Is Kornelija a girl's or a boy's name?
Kornelija is a girls' name.
How popular is Kornelija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kornelija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kornelija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
Names like Kornelija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Emilia, Amelia, Olivia, Isla, Gabriella, Eliza, Liliana, Valentina, Matilda, Ava, Aurelia
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kornelija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kornelija, updated 20 October 2026.