Corden
Corden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Corden (1874–1924), English cricketer, who played 17 times for Worcestershire between 1900 and 1903 Henry Corden (1920–2005), Canadian-born American actor and voice artist who took over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reed died in 1977 James Corden, English actor, television writer, producer and presenter W.
Meaning & Origin of Corden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Corden (1874–1924), English cricketer, who played 17 times for Worcestershire between 1900 and 1903 Henry Corden (1920–2005), Canadian-born American actor and voice artist who took over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reed died in 1977 James Corden, English actor, television writer, producer and presenter W.
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The Story of Corden
American parents first put Corden on the record books as a baby boy name in 2004, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 10 Cordens were born — ranking #7,543 that year. About 61% of every Corden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Corden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Corden
Corden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Corden's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #7,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Corden'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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