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How popular is the name Cordell?

Births per year, rank history and how many Cordells are alive today.

Cordell (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 4812th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 22 babies were given the name, the 1124th most popular that year. Cordell is one spelling of a name also recorded as Kordel; the combined figures below cover every spelling.

Across all spellings of the name, the Cordell you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Cordells born in England and Wales are between 15 and 25, and there are at least 170 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Cordell - on average, only one in every 1,783 such rooms contains a Cordell.

How many babies are named Cordell each year?

Includes all spellings: Cordell, Kordel. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0102020001996: 41997: 62002: 42003: 52004: 42006: 32007: 52008: 222009: 152010: 172011: 132012: 32013: 42014: 82015: 42017: 3actual

Where does the Cordell spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 2,3571997: ranked 1,7612002: ranked 2,6362003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 3,0092006: ranked 4,0522007: ranked 3,0952008: ranked 1,1242009: ranked 1,7492010: ranked 1,4072011: ranked 1,6882012: ranked 4,8052013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 2,4592015: ranked 3,9082017: ranked 4,812

Where does the Kordel spelling rank?

1101001,0005,0002009: ranked 4,527

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Cordell per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2017, peaking at about 22 in 2008
Cordell: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2017. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Cordell most popular?

Cordell peaked in 2008, when 22 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.

How many people are called Cordell?

At least 170 people named Cordell in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Cordell?

Most living Cordells are between 15 and 25; the most common age is about 17.

Is Cordell becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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