Cordney
The Story of Cordney
As a girl name
Cordney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 7 births, good for #8,779 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Cordneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Cordneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cordney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 22 births, good for #2,598 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Cordneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 190 Cordneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cordney
Cordney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 190 births in the dataset. Cordney's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #2,598. Use the chart and map above to compare Cordney'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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