Cornelius is an established boys' name that peaked in 1974 and has since faded.
Cornelius is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,908 for boy births in the United States (and #4,059 across all names), given to 82 babies. Cornelius was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1974 (486 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,908 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,898 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,762 |
| 2021 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,816 |
| 2020 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,513 |
| 2019 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,565 |
| 2018 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,708 |
| 2017 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,545 |
| 2016 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,236 |
| 2015 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,200 |
| 2014 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,208 |
| 2013 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,187 |
| 2012 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,192 |
| 2011 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,161 |
| 2010 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,243 |
| 2009 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,112 |
| 2008 | 199 | 199 | — | #988 |
| 2007 | 200 | 200 | — | #981 |
| 2006 | 204 | 204 | — | #926 |
| 2005 | 175 | 175 | — | #987 |
| 2004 | 173 | 173 | — | #967 |
| 2003 | 222 | 222 | — | #789 |
| 2002 | 192 | 192 | — | #862 |
| 2001 | 185 | 185 | — | #868 |
| 2000 | 207 | 207 | — | #790 |
| 1999 | 230 | 230 | — | #716 |
| 1998 | 237 | 237 | — | #702 |
| 1997 | 222 | — | — | #711 |
| 1996 | 244 | — | — | #674 |
| 1995 | 261 | — | — | #642 |
| 1994 | 273 | — | — | #629 |
| 1993 | 306 | — | — | #588 |
| 1992 | 353 | — | — | #542 |
| 1991 | 369 | — | — | #519 |
| 1990 | 401 | — | #13,422 | #487 |
| 1989 | 432 | — | — | #452 |
| 1988 | 382 | — | #8,551 | #474 |
| 1987 | 402 | — | #8,157 | #447 |
| 1986 | 401 | — | #6,701 | #434 |
| 1985 | 385 | — | #8,532 | #439 |
| 1984 | 419 | — | #6,929 | #405 |
| 1983 | 391 | — | #10,602 | #414 |
| 1982 | 431 | — | #7,001 | #398 |
| 1981 | 460 | — | #9,353 | #380 |
| 1980 | 450 | — | #5,988 | #392 |
| 1979 | 406 | — | #8,211 | #398 |
| 1978 | 435 | — | #6,496 | #374 |
| 1977 | 414 | — | #8,661 | #390 |
| 1976 | 416 | — | #9,581 | #379 |
| 1975 | 426 | — | #6,067 | #379 |
| 1974 | 498 | — | #4,778 | #346 |
| 1973 | 451 | — | — | #364 |
| 1972 | 372 | — | #6,694 | #415 |
| 1971 | 312 | — | #7,558 | #467 |
| 1970 | 316 | — | #5,119 | #463 |
| 1969 | 274 | — | — | #460 |
| 1968 | 253 | — | #5,737 | #484 |
| 1967 | 271 | — | #6,148 | #466 |
| 1966 | 251 | — | #5,928 | #488 |
| 1965 | 285 | — | #5,934 | #468 |
| 1964 | 265 | — | #6,941 | #492 |
| 1963 | 287 | — | #4,957 | #476 |
| 1962 | 276 | — | #4,942 | #483 |
| 1961 | 349 | — | #4,601 | #433 |
| 1960 | 321 | — | — | #450 |
| 1959 | 326 | — | #6,438 | #446 |
| 1958 | 328 | — | #6,267 | #435 |
| 1957 | 345 | — | #5,510 | #423 |
| 1956 | 328 | — | #4,918 | #420 |
| 1955 | 347 | — | #4,450 | #393 |
| 1954 | 340 | — | #4,348 | #394 |
| 1953 | 298 | — | #4,664 | #412 |
| 1952 | 342 | — | #5,024 | #372 |
| 1951 | 328 | — | — | #376 |
| 1950 | 293 | — | #4,023 | #402 |
| 1949 | 317 | — | #4,778 | #382 |
| 1948 | 326 | — | — | #377 |
| 1947 | 324 | — | #3,091 | #388 |
| 1946 | 235 | — | #3,725 | #421 |
| 1945 | 269 | — | #4,122 | #369 |
| 1944 | 239 | — | — | #393 |
| 1943 | 265 | — | — | #376 |
| 1942 | 284 | — | #3,227 | #364 |
| 1941 | 253 | — | — | #367 |
| 1940 | 269 | — | #3,568 | #350 |
| 1939 | 276 | — | #3,503 | #342 |
| 1938 | 286 | — | #3,522 | #334 |
| 1937 | 285 | — | #3,883 | #323 |
| 1936 | 298 | — | #3,439 | #314 |
| 1935 | 298 | — | #3,836 | #316 |
| 1934 | 322 | — | #3,215 | #306 |
| 1933 | 325 | — | #2,721 | #303 |
| 1932 | 359 | — | #3,991 | #291 |
| 1931 | 369 | — | #3,556 | #292 |
| 1930 | 382 | — | #2,331 | #299 |
| 1929 | 380 | — | #3,747 | #290 |
| 1928 | 400 | — | #2,211 | #288 |
| 1927 | 402 | — | #2,731 | #286 |
| 1926 | 384 | — | #2,495 | #294 |
| 1925 | 403 | — | #2,513 | #291 |
| 1924 | 416 | — | #2,551 | #286 |
| 1923 | 412 | — | #2,192 | #283 |
| 1922 | 446 | — | #3,204 | #272 |
| 1921 | 460 | — | #2,979 | #265 |
| 1920 | 440 | — | #4,049 | #265 |
| 1919 | 425 | — | #3,050 | #262 |
| 1918 | 460 | — | #3,958 | #249 |
| 1917 | 397 | — | #2,928 | #259 |
| 1916 | 408 | — | #4,018 | #248 |
| 1915 | 379 | — | #3,505 | #248 |
| 1914 | 294 | — | #2,150 | #259 |
| 1913 | 277 | — | — | #226 |
| 1912 | 251 | — | #2,200 | #222 |
| 1911 | 144 | — | #2,255 | #213 |
| 1910 | 102 | — | #2,202 | #244 |
| 1909 | 103 | — | #2,279 | #218 |
| 1908 | 93 | — | #1,713 | #224 |
| 1907 | 106 | — | — | #194 |
| 1906 | 101 | — | #1,588 | #192 |
| 1905 | 91 | — | #2,002 | #202 |
| 1904 | 106 | — | — | #172 |
| 1903 | 97 | — | #1,859 | #180 |
| 1902 | 96 | — | — | #178 |
| 1901 | 76 | — | — | #193 |
| 1900 | 122 | — | #1,770 | #183 |
| 1899 | 75 | — | #1,654 | #194 |
| 1898 | 85 | — | #1,399 | #193 |
| 1897 | 91 | — | — | #171 |
| 1896 | 85 | — | — | #192 |
| 1895 | 91 | — | #1,648 | #184 |
| 1894 | 100 | — | — | #153 |
| 1893 | 81 | — | — | #177 |
| 1892 | 103 | — | — | #156 |
| 1891 | 75 | — | — | #172 |
| 1890 | 84 | — | — | #167 |
| 1889 | 77 | — | — | #173 |
| 1888 | 112 | — | #1,058 | #146 |
| 1887 | 79 | — | — | #157 |
| 1886 | 95 | — | — | #146 |
| 1885 | 96 | — | — | #142 |
| 1884 | 88 | — | — | #157 |
| 1883 | 92 | — | — | #133 |
| 1882 | 107 | — | — | #130 |
| 1881 | 80 | — | — | #155 |
| 1880 | 92 | — | — | #147 |