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Origin & history of Cord1
Germanic / Old English roots
Cord comes from the Germanic / Old English tradition, meaning Brave counsel / rope.
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How popular is Cord?
1990
peak year
Cord reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1990, 100 babies received the name (ranked #1059). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4810), with about 21 babies given the name annually. Cord's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,821 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
100
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,059)
(ranked #1,059)
21
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
210
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,821
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cord4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
C3
O6
R9
D4
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Cord🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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