Cornelia comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Horn, of the Cornelii family.
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How popular is Cornelia?
1921peak year
Cornelia has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3983), with about 38 babies named Cornelia each year. In 1921, 477 babies received the name (ranked #300). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 22,051.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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