Is Cornel a boy or girl name?

Cornel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,174 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cornel

Recorded 1919–2024 · United States

Cornel was most popular in 1947, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,015 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,174 people named Cornel.

Cornel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cornel’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cornel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cornel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,174 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.

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