Cordula
Cordula is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Late Roman.
- German
- Late Roman
Meaning & Origin of Cordula
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cordula is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Late Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Late Roman
The Story of Cordula
American parents first put Cordula on the record books as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 6 Cordulas were born — ranking #4,251 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Cordulas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1926 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Cordulas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cordula
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Names that sound like Cordula
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About the name Cordula
Cordula is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Cordula's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #4,251. Use the chart and map above to compare Cordula'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.