How Many People Are Named Cordis?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Cordis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 84 years old, and Cordis peaked in popularity in 1916 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cordis 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 Cordis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 84, Cordis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1952.
- Cordis is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
84
years old
Peak Year
1916
8 births
Total Registered
58
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cordis
Cordis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 58 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cordis as a male name
Ranked #3,617 in 1946
5 male births in 1946
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Cordis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cordis span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 23 babies were registered. While Cordis is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cordis by Decade
How has Cordis 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.
Cordis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cordis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cordis
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cordis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cordis?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Cordis 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Cordis a common name?
Cordis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 58 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cordis most popular?
Cordis reached peak popularity in 1916, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cordis is approximately 84 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cordis a male name?
Cordis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cordis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cordis Smith, Cordis Johnson, Cordis 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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