Cordell
Cordell or Cordel is a given name and surname, a diminutive cognate of the French "Corde".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cordell
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cordell
Cordell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1904, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 387 births, good for #531 nationwide. About 22% of every Cordell on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cordell ranks #2,102 for baby boys with 71 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Cordell
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- 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 Cordell
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About the name Cordell
Cordell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Cordell's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #531. Use the chart and map above to compare Cordell'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.