Name Legacy

Cornelious

Recorded 1880–2021 · United States

Cornelious was most popular in 1919, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,895 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,588 people named Cornelious.

Most popular in1919
Rank that year#1,895
Births that year50
Total since 18802,588
Given to96% boys

Cornelious over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Cornelious’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cornelious a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cornelious is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 2,588 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% 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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Where Cornelious 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