Is Cordero a boy or girl name?

Cordero is a boy’s name. Of the 1,816 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Cordero

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Cordero was most popular in 1987, when 349 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,044 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,816 people named Cordero.

Cordero over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cordero’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cordero a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cordero is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,816 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% 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 Cordero

Where Cordero 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