Cornelio comes from the Italian / Latin / Spanish tradition, meaning Horn.
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How popular is Cornelio?
1989peak year
The name Cornelio reached its peak in 1989, with 30 registrations (ranked #2256). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1911. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8450) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Cornelio's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,587 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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