Cornel
Cornel is a given name and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Cornel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cornel is a given name and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
The Story of Cornel
American parents first put Cornel on the record books as a baby boy name in 1919, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 59 Cornels were born — ranking #906 that year. About 22% of every Cornel on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Cornel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Cornel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cornel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Corneliu
Names that sound like Cornel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cornel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cornel
Cornel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cornel's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #906. Use the chart and map above to compare Cornel'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.