Cornelius

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Cornelius is an originally Roman masculine name. Its derivation is uncertain but is suspected to be from the Latin cornu, "horn". In Ireland it was used as an anglicization of the name Connor.

From Wikipedia

Cornelius first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1974 with 486 babies (rank #346 that year). In 2024 it was given to 68 boys (rank #2,150). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cornelius

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

36,966

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

486

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cornelius

Cornelius Vanderbiltrailway executive · b. 1794
Cornelius Castoriadisphilosopher · b. 1922
Cornelius Jansenuniversity teacher · b. 1585
Cornelius Ryannovelist · b. 1920
Cornelius Fudgeadviser

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	92	#147
1881	80	#155
1882	107	#130
1883	92	#133
1884	88	#157
1885	96	#142
1886	95	#146
1887	79	#157
1888	105	#146
1889	77	#173
1890	84	#167
1891	75	#172
1892	103	#156
1893	81	#177
1894	100	#153
1895	86	#184
1896	85	#192
1897	91	#171
1898	78	#193
1899	70	#194
1900	116	#183
1901	76	#193
1902	96	#178
1903	92	#180
1904	106	#172
1905	86	#202
1906	94	#192
1907	106	#194
1908	86	#224
1909	98	#218
1910	96	#244
1911	138	#213
1912	243	#222
1913	277	#226
1914	283	#259
1915	372	#248
1916	402	#248
1917	387	#259
1918	453	#249
1919	415	#262
1920	433	#265
1921	449	#265
1922	436	#272
1923	395	#283
1924	402	#286
1925	389	#291
1926	370	#294
1927	390	#286
1928	384	#288
1929	373	#290
1930	368	#299
1931	362	#292
1932	353	#291
1933	315	#303
1934	314	#306
1935	292	#316
1936	291	#314
1937	279	#323
1938	279	#334
1939	269	#342
1940	262	#350
1941	253	#367
1942	275	#364
1943	265	#376
1944	239	#393
1945	263	#369
1946	227	#422
1947	312	#388
1948	326	#377
1949	311	#382
1950	285	#402
1951	328	#376
1952	336	#372
1953	291	#412
1954	332	#394
1955	339	#393
1956	321	#420
1957	339	#423
1958	323	#435
1959	322	#444
1960	322	#451
1961	340	#432
1962	265	#485
1963	279	#475
1964	260	#492
1965	280	#467
1966	245	#488
1967	264	#466
1968	246	#484
1969	274	#460
1970	305	#463
1971	306	#467
1972	366	#413
1973	451	#364
1974	486	#346
1975	417	#379
1976	411	#379
1977	408	#390
1978	426	#374
1979	399	#398
1980	439	#392
1981	454	#380
1982	422	#398
1983	386	#414
1984	410	#405
1985	378	#439
1986	391	#434
1987	394	#447
1988	374	#474
1989	432	#452
1990	396	#487
1991	369	#519
1992	353	#542
1993	306	#588
1994	273	#629
1995	261	#642
1996	244	#674
1997	222	#711
1998	237	#702
1999	230	#716
2000	207	#790
2001	185	#868
2002	192	#862
2003	222	#789
2004	173	#966
2005	175	#987
2006	204	#926
2007	200	#981
2008	199	#988
2009	166	#1,112
2010	142	#1,243
2011	154	#1,159
2012	151	#1,192
2013	151	#1,186
2014	152	#1,208
2015	154	#1,200
2016	151	#1,236
2017	106	#1,545
2018	92	#1,706
2019	107	#1,565
2020	111	#1,513
2021	86	#1,816
2022	94	#1,761
2023	83	#1,898
2024	68	#2,150