Cordelia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning heart; from cor meaning heart.
How Cordelia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #949 |
| 2025 | #981 |
Cordelia by the numbers
In 2025, 59 babies in England and Wales were named Cordelia. In the US, 209 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 285 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,700 American girls born that year was called Cordelia.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cordelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Corneliahorn; feminine form of Cornelius7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carmellavineyard or garden of god; a form of Carmel162 in the US (2017)
- Carmelitavineyard of god; diminutive form of Carmela13 in the US (2017)
- Carmelinavineyard of god; a form of Carmel12 in the US (2017)
- Coralinacoral; a form of Coralia5 in the US (2017)
- Corielle6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cordelia
Names that are said the same way as Cordelia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kordeliaheart; a respelling of Cordelia8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cordelia
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