Kornel
Kornél or Kornel is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Kornél Ábrányi (1822–1903), Hungarian pianist, music writer, theorist, composer Kornél Bardóczky, retired professional tennis player from Hungary Kornél Béke, Hungarian canoeist Kornél Csernik, Hungarian football player Kornél Dávid, retired Hungarian professional basketball player Kornel Filipowicz (1913–1990),…
- Polish
- Slovak
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Kornel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kornél or Kornel is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Kornél Ábrányi (1822–1903), Hungarian pianist, music writer, theorist, composer Kornél Bardóczky, retired professional tennis player from Hungary Kornél Béke, Hungarian canoeist Kornél Csernik, Hungarian football player Kornél Dávid, retired Hungarian professional basketball player Kornel Filipowicz (1913–1990),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Slovak
- Hungarian
The Story of Kornel
Kornel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 5 Kornels were born — ranking #12,551 that year. As of 2026, Kornel ranks #12,551 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Kornels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kornel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kornel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Korneliusz
Names that sound like Kornel
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About the name Kornel
Kornel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Kornel's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #12,551. Use the chart and map above to compare Kornel'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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