Cornell comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Crow.
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How popular is Cornell?
1962peak year
The name Cornell reached its peak in 1962, with 241 registrations (ranked #508). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1890. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3421) today, averaging about 36 new babies per year. Cornell has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 11,681 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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