How Many People Are Named Cornel?
An estimated 903 people in the United States have the first name Cornel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Cornel peaked in popularity in 1947 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cornel 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 Cornel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
903
About 1 in 379,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1947
59 births
Total Registered
1,174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cornel
Cornel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,174 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cornel as a male name
Ranked #11,167 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (59 births)
Cornel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cornel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 263 babies were registered. Cornel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cornel by Decade
How has Cornel 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.
Cornel by State
Birth registrations for Cornel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, Michigan. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 12 Cornels were registered per state.
Cornel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cornel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cornel
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cornel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cornel?
We estimate approximately 903 people named Cornel 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 379,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Cornel a common name?
Cornel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cornel most popular?
Cornel reached peak popularity in 1947, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cornel is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cornel a male name?
Cornel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cornel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cornel Smith, Cornel Johnson, Cornel 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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