How Many People Are Named Corneal?
An estimated 19 people in the United States have the first name Corneal. It is used for both genders, with 81.5% male. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Corneal peaked in popularity in 1957 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Corneal 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 Corneal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Corneal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
19
About 1 in 18,039,702 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.5% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1957
6 births
Total Registered
27
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Corneal
Corneal is predominantly male (81.5%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Corneal as a male name
Ranked #6,426 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1957 (6 births)
Corneal as a female name
Ranked #5,104 in 1923
5 female births in 1923
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Corneal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Corneal span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 12 babies were registered. While Corneal is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Corneal by Decade
How has Corneal 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.
Corneal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Corneal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Corneal
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Corneal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corneal?
We estimate approximately 19 people named Corneal 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 18,039,702 Americans share this first name.
Is Corneal a common name?
Corneal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Corneal most popular?
Corneal reached peak popularity in 1957, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Corneal is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Corneal a male name?
Corneal is predominantly male. 81.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Corneal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Corneal Smith, Corneal Johnson, Corneal 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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