Cornell is an established boys' name that peaked in 1962 and has since faded.
Cornell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,194 for boy births in the United States (and #13,036 across all names), given to 14 babies. Cornell first appears in 1890 and peaked in 1962 (241 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,194 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,461 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,773 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,348 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,661 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,147 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,773 |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,116 |
| 2017 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,459 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,894 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,610 |
| 2014 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,632 |
| 2013 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,287 |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,988 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,290 |
| 2010 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,854 |
| 2009 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,744 |
| 2008 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,713 |
| 2007 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,730 |
| 2006 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,727 |
| 2005 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,818 |
| 2004 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,750 |
| 2003 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,516 |
| 2002 | 67 | 67 | — | #1,727 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,844 |
| 2000 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,669 |
| 1999 | 64 | 64 | — | #1,659 |
| 1998 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,372 |
| 1997 | 77 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1996 | 117 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1995 | 78 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1994 | 96 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1993 | 113 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1992 | 89 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1991 | 113 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1990 | 117 | — | — | #963 |
| 1989 | 141 | — | — | #846 |
| 1988 | 141 | — | — | #798 |
| 1987 | 144 | — | — | #764 |
| 1986 | 147 | — | — | #750 |
| 1985 | 135 | — | — | #762 |
| 1984 | 112 | — | — | #827 |
| 1983 | 127 | — | — | #774 |
| 1982 | 118 | — | — | #813 |
| 1981 | 121 | — | — | #796 |
| 1980 | 140 | — | — | #741 |
| 1979 | 135 | — | — | #745 |
| 1978 | 131 | — | — | #737 |
| 1977 | 155 | — | — | #679 |
| 1976 | 134 | — | — | #723 |
| 1975 | 137 | — | — | #708 |
| 1974 | 156 | — | — | #645 |
| 1973 | 155 | — | #8,680 | #649 |
| 1972 | 147 | — | — | #662 |
| 1971 | 181 | — | #7,559 | #626 |
| 1970 | 194 | — | — | #578 |
| 1969 | 173 | — | — | #592 |
| 1968 | 174 | — | #7,201 | #582 |
| 1967 | 173 | — | — | #571 |
| 1966 | 180 | — | #6,754 | #572 |
| 1965 | 163 | — | — | #595 |
| 1964 | 209 | — | #5,579 | #555 |
| 1963 | 172 | — | #5,403 | #610 |
| 1962 | 247 | — | #5,985 | #508 |
| 1961 | 176 | — | #4,968 | #610 |
| 1960 | 150 | — | #5,825 | #649 |
| 1959 | 200 | — | #5,680 | #556 |
| 1958 | 202 | — | #4,989 | #553 |
| 1957 | 234 | — | #4,603 | #512 |
| 1956 | 205 | — | #6,119 | #529 |
| 1955 | 225 | — | #4,822 | #501 |
| 1954 | 212 | — | #5,253 | #505 |
| 1953 | 214 | — | #5,822 | #486 |
| 1952 | 227 | — | #2,937 | #478 |
| 1951 | 191 | — | — | #490 |
| 1950 | 164 | — | #5,447 | #542 |
| 1949 | 186 | — | #4,313 | #494 |
| 1948 | 197 | — | #5,397 | #480 |
| 1947 | 166 | — | #4,057 | #537 |
| 1946 | 130 | — | — | #563 |
| 1945 | 79 | — | #3,735 | #720 |
| 1944 | 74 | — | #3,179 | #776 |
| 1943 | 55 | — | #4,816 | #944 |
| 1942 | 71 | — | #3,228 | #821 |
| 1941 | 45 | — | — | #952 |
| 1940 | 56 | — | #4,483 | #883 |
| 1939 | 52 | — | — | #846 |
| 1938 | 62 | — | #4,447 | #820 |
| 1937 | 58 | — | #3,884 | #848 |
| 1936 | 55 | — | #3,440 | #883 |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #3,209 | #923 |
| 1934 | 53 | — | — | #862 |
| 1933 | 67 | — | #3,480 | #788 |
| 1932 | 59 | — | #3,330 | #903 |
| 1931 | 67 | — | #2,807 | #831 |
| 1930 | 45 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1929 | 40 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1928 | 53 | — | #3,488 | #1,033 |
| 1927 | 61 | — | #3,342 | #966 |
| 1926 | 53 | — | #3,306 | #1,051 |
| 1925 | 57 | — | #3,421 | #985 |
| 1924 | 48 | — | #3,454 | #1,157 |
| 1923 | 57 | — | #4,056 | #982 |
| 1922 | 63 | — | #2,642 | #1,001 |
| 1921 | 53 | — | #3,209 | #1,071 |
| 1920 | 38 | — | #4,503 | #1,277 |
| 1919 | 64 | — | #3,051 | #909 |
| 1918 | 46 | — | #3,076 | #1,157 |
| 1917 | 56 | — | #3,413 | #922 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | #4,564 | #1,075 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | #2,570 | #1,128 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #943 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #995 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #828 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #964 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #963 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,131 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #914 |