How Many People Are Named Cord?
An estimated 1,743 people in the United States have the first name Cord. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Cord peaked in popularity in 1990 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cord as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cord paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,743
About 1 in 196,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
100 births
Total Registered
1,821
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cord
Cord is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,821 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cord as a male name
Ranked #5,080 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (100 births)
Cord: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cord span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 504 babies were registered. Cord has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cord by Decade
How has Cord tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cord by State
Birth registrations for Cord span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Utah, Ohio, Nebraska. On average, about 18 Cords were registered per state.
Cord + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cord as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cord
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cord: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cord?
We estimate approximately 1,743 people named Cord are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 196,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Cord a common name?
Cord is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,821 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cord most popular?
Cord reached peak popularity in 1990, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cord is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cord a male name?
Cord is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cord Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cord Smith, Cord Johnson, Cord Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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