How Many People Are Named Cordelia?
An estimated 7,178 people in the United States have the first name Cordelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Cordelia peaked in popularity in 2015 with 286 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cordelia 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 Cordelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,178
About 1 in 47,751 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2015
286 births
Total Registered
12,646
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cordelia
Cordelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,646 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cordelia as a female name
Ranked #1,065 in 2024
233 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (286 births)
Cordelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cordelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,276 babies were registered. While Cordelia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cordelia by Decade
How has Cordelia 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.
Cordelia by State
Birth registrations for Cordelia span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Louisiana, Idaho. On average, about 145 Cordelias were registered per state.
Cordelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cordelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cordelia
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cordelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cordelia?
We estimate approximately 7,178 people named Cordelia 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 47,751 Americans share this first name.
Is Cordelia a common name?
Cordelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,646 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cordelia most popular?
Cordelia reached peak popularity in 2015, when 286 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cordelia is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cordelia a female name?
Cordelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cordelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cordelia Smith, Cordelia Johnson, Cordelia 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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