Cord
Cord is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Cord
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cord is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Cord
Cord first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 100 births, good for #1,058 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Cords. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,718 among baby boy names with 21 births, rising sharply (+15% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Cords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cord
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About the name Cord
Cord is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cord's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Cord's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.