Cornelia
Quick answers about Cornelia
How many people are named Cornelia?
An estimated 5,375 living Americans are named Cornelia.
How rare is Cornelia?
Cornelia is uncommon among babies today, with 51 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 89.3% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Cornelia?
The median age of a living American named Cornelia is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 42 and 73 years old.
Is Cornelia still popular?
Yes — Cornelia is currently rising in popularity, with 51 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Cornelia most common?
Cornelia has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
Cornelia is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Cornelia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.