Is Cord a boy or girl name?

Cord is a boy’s name. Of the 1,842 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cord

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Cord was most popular in 1990, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,536 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,842 people named Cord.

Cord over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cord’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cord a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cord is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,842 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cord

Where Cord is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org