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How popular is the name Cornelius?
Births per year, rank history and how many Corneliuses are alive today.
Cornelius (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. The name peaked in 2004, when 11 babies were given the name, the 1498th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2012, with 11 babies given the name that year.
The Cornelius you are most likely to meet is around 14 years old - or else around 31: the name has two living generations. Half of all Corneliuses born in England and Wales are between 10 and 27, and there are at least 250 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 Cornelius - on average, only one in every 1,212 such rooms contains a Cornelius.
How many babies are named Cornelius each year?
Where does Cornelius rank among boys' names?
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.
Common questions
When was the name Cornelius most popular?
Cornelius peaked in 2004, when 11 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Cornelius?
At least 250 people named Cornelius born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Cornelius?
Most living Corneliuses are between 10 and 27; the most common age is about 14. There is a second cluster around 31.
Is Cornelius becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.