Cornelis
Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Cornelis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Cornelis
American parents first put Cornelis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1946, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 5 Corneliss were born — ranking #3,524 that year. About 20% of every Cornelis on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Cornelis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cornelis
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Names that sound like Cornelis
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About the name Cornelis
Cornelis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Cornelis's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #3,524. Use the chart and map above to compare Cornelis'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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