Cordelia

Cordelia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Cordelia is a feminine given name. It was borne by the tragic heroine of Shakespeare's King Lear, a character based on the legendary queen Cordelia. The name is of uncertain origin.

From Wikipedia

Cordelia first appears in the data in 1994 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 32 babies (rank #829 that year). In 2024 it was given to 19 girls (rank #1,306). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Cordelia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cordelia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

528

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1994	6	#2,045
1999	9	#1,719
2000	7	#2,039
2001	9	#1,723
2002	15	#1,194
2003	12	#1,438
2004	16	#1,220
2005	13	#1,450
2006	13	#1,524
2007	16	#1,372
2008	20	#1,195
2009	32	#829
2010	25	#1,030
2011	27	#947
2012	24	#1,051
2013	24	#1,044
2014	23	#1,112
2015	26	#982
2016	30	#879
2017	25	#1,026
2018	23	#1,088
2019	22	#1,142
2020	23	#1,078
2021	24	#1,079
2022	23	#1,090
2023	22	#1,107
2024	19	#1,306

Year

Babies

Rank

1994

#2,045

1999

#1,719

2000

#2,039

2001

#1,723

2002

#1,194

2003

#1,438

2004

#1,220

2005

#1,450

2006

#1,524

2007

#1,372

2008

#1,195

2009

#829

2010

#1,030

2011

#947

2012

#1,051

2013

#1,044

2014

#1,112

2015

#982

2016

#879

2017

#1,026

2018

#1,088

2019

#1,142

2020

#1,078

2021

#1,079

2022

#1,090

2023

#1,107

2024

#1,306

Meaning

Numerology of Cordelia

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail