Cordel
Cordell or Cordel is a given name and surname, a diminutive cognate of the French "Corde".
Meaning & Origin of Cordel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cordell or Cordel is a given name and surname, a diminutive cognate of the French "Corde".
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The Story of Cordel
Cordel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 37 Cordels were born — ranking #2,258 that year. As of 2026, Cordel ranks #8,731 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 440 Cordels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Cordel
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- Cordell Annesley (died 1636), English courtier
- Cordell Barker (born 1956), Canadian animator
- Cordell Barrow (1940–2003), Trinidad and Tobago sailor
- Cordell Broadus (born 1997), son of Snoop Dogg
- Cordell Cato (born 1992), Trinidadian footballer
- Cordell Cleare (born 1965), American activist and politician
- Cordell Crockett (born 1965), American bassist
- Cordell Farrington (born 1968), Bahamian serial killer
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Names that sound like Cordel
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About the name Cordel
Cordel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 440 births in the dataset. Cordel's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,258. Use the chart and map above to compare Cordel'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 .
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