Cornelius

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cornelius: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Cornelius: Recorded every year since 1964, its highest recorded position is #39, and it stood at #232 in 2025.

3registrars recorded it
114times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#39highest recorded position
23groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Cornelius's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Moved 102 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#2337
1998	#2074
1999	#1664
2000	#1703
2001	#2587
2002	#2254
2003	#3467
2004	#1498
2005	#1617
2006	#2870
2007	#2435
2008	#1828
2009	#2126
2010	#2941
2011	#2039
2012	#1962
2013	#2216
2014	#2964
2015	#4747
2016	#2804
2017	#3996
2018	#2445
2019	#2728
2020	#2404
2021	#2493
2022	#2018
2023	#4107
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 55 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.

In 2024: #321 among boys in Norway, #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Cornelius appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 55 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 2,598 births with the name.

Cornelius across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Cornelius's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#39 (1964)	#39 (1964)	#770 (2023)	55 of 60	2,598 (1964–2023)	161 (1964)
Norway · Boys	#565 (1990)	#206 (2013)	#232 (2025)	30 of 36	435 (1990–2025)	27 (2013)
England and Wales · Boys	#1591 (1996)	#1498 (2004)	#4270 (2024)	29 of 29	202 (1996–2024)	11 (2004)

Cornelius by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Cornelius in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	875	6 of 10	146
1970s	995	10 of 10	100
1980s	461	10 of 10	46
1990s	172	10 of 10	17
2000s	56	9 of 10	6
2010s	28	7 of 10	4
2020s	11	3 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 146 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1973 and 1974, when recorded births fell by 32, from 117 to 85.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Cornelius appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #39 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Cornelius's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2018	11	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2804	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#4747	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1962	11	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1617	11	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1498	11	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified
2025	Norway	male	#232	18	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#321	11	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#341	10	High	Verified
2022	Norway	male	#310	11	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#255	15	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#312	10	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#293	14	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#277	15	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#219	22	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#289	16	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#230	23	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#230	22	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#206	27	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#214	25	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#228	22	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#329	12	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#227	24	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#307	14	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#244	20	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#331	11	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#339	10	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#330	10	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#367	9	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#276	14	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#333	10	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#415	7	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#300	13	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#340	11	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#585	4	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#565	5	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#556	5	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#635	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#404	7	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#384	6	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	8	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	7	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	9	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#266	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	7	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	13	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	11	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	21	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	18	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	22	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	19	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	21	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#126	34	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	24	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	38	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	42	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	39	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	42	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	54	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	41	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	56	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	49	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	76	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	75	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#94	69	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#79	92	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	73	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	88	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#85	85	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#69	117	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	136	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#57	142	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#60	118	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#53	127	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#50	124	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#44	144	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#43	161	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#43	158	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#39	161	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #39, first reached in 1964.

It held a top-100 place in 18 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 161 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1990, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Cormac · #37, 62y
Cornelia · #90, 63y
Corran · #268, 19y
Corrie · #190, 15y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Daire · #40, 60y
Donal · #38, 62y
Katrine · #40, 64y
Senan · #38, 62y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Bianca · #39, 54y
Eoghan · #39, 62y
Jeremiah · #39, 62y
Monique · #39, 51y

Cornelius was ranked #39 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Cornelius and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Cornelius without appearing here.

Cornelius moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4747 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #2804 and #4810.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3467 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1617 and #2754.
Glenn Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3996 and #2512 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2445 and #3412.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Cornelius

Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #1461.
Arne Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #2160.
Gustav Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #2320 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #2325.
Theodor Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2126 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #1201.

Moved the opposite way to Cornelius

Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 while Benjamin went from #139 to #71.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 while Conor went from #56 to #12.
James Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 while James went from #5 to #3.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 while Liam went from #54 to #8.

Moved the same way as Cornelius

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 and Adrian from #65 to #268.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 and Denis from #21 to #224.
Francis Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 and Francis from #16 to #254.
Frank Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cornelius went from #39 to #770 and Frank from #164 to #268.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #39 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Cornelius

Cornelius at a glance

What stands out in Cornelius's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Cornelius across 3 official records

Cornelius by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cornelius appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Cornelius and the names beside it

Cornelius moved ahead of

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Cornelius at a glance

What stands out in Cornelius's record

Cornelius across 3 official records

Cornelius by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cornelius appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Cornelius

Cornelius and the names beside it

Cornelius moved ahead of

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