Cornell

A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning horn; from Cornelius.

Babies a year
51
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Cornell by the numbers

Cornell was given to 51 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 242 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Cornelius

Like Cornell, 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.

  • Corneliushorn; from the Cornelius family106 in the US (2017)
  • Corneliahorn; feminine form of Cornelius7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Corneliohorn; a form of Cornelius7 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cornell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Carnell12 in the US (2017)
  • Connellydescendant of Conall the strong wolf12 in the US (2017)
  • Cardell6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Cornell

Names that are said the same way as Cornell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kornelhorn; a form of cornelius3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Cornell

DonnellTorranceMycahAlexusRayaanEvinAshtenAjani

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