Cordero is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Cordero is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,884 for boy births in the United States (and #14,485 across all names), given to 12 babies. Cordero was first reported in SSA data in 1986 and peaked in 1987 (340 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,884 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,251 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,084 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,027 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,186 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,289 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,613 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,827 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,333 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,804 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,576 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,710 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,687 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,964 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,377 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,262 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,185 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,847 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,526 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,577 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,215 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,299 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,348 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,778 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,474 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,633 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,723 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,237 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | #3,272 |
| 1996 | 30 | — | — | #2,546 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | — | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | — | #2,451 |
| 1993 | 56 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1992 | 82 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1991 | 101 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1990 | 101 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1989 | 142 | — | — | #841 |
| 1988 | 236 | — | — | #617 |
| 1987 | 349 | — | #7,501 | #481 |
| 1986 | 173 | — | — | #690 |