Cornelia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning horn; feminine form of Cornelius.
Cornelia by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Cornelia. In the US, 31 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 477 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Cornelia
Forms of Cornelia in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Cornelius
Like Cornelia, each of these traces back to Cornelius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cornelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cordeliaheart; from cor meaning heart59 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cornellhorn; from Cornelius51 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Connellydescendant of Conall the strong wolf12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cornelia
Names that are said the same way as Cornelia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Korneliahorn; a form of Cornelia17 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cornelia
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