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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 58 babies (rank #533 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

800

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
1996	23	#921
1997	14	#1,305
1998	42	#612
1999	33	#708
2000	23	#936
2001	39	#659
2002	44	#622
2003	58	#533
2004	57	#554
2005	49	#637
2006	39	#784
2007	38	#840
2008	41	#822
2009	34	#965
2010	33	#1,021
2011	38	#942
2012	32	#1,081
2013	37	#984
2014	42	#893
2015	43	#861
2016	41	#903

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#921

1997

#1,305

1998

#612

1999

#708

2000

#936

2001

#659

2002

#622

2003

#533

2004

#554

2005

#637

2006

#784

2007

#840

2008

#822

2009

#965

2010

#1,021

2011

#942

2012

#1,081

2013

#984

2014

#893

2015

#861

2016

#903

Meaning

Numerology of Cordelia

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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