The first name Cordelia
A girl’s name from Latin.
Pronounced /kɔɹˈdili.ə/ 4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 59 girls were named Cordelia, making it the 650th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cordelia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cordelia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 258 girls born in the United States were named Cordelia, the 981st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 286 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Cordelia
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Cordelia FineCanadian-born British psychologist and writer, born 1975
- Cordelia EdvardsonGerman-born Swedish journalist, author and Holocaust survivor, 1929–2012
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Cordelia mean?
- Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.
- What is the origin of the name Cordelia?
- Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc., possibly derived from the Latin saint's name Cordula.
- How popular is the name Cordelia?
- In 2025, 59 girls born in England and Wales were named Cordelia, ranking 650th.
- Is Cordelia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,906 US babies named Cordelia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cordelia most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 286 babies were named Cordelia, its highest rank at 949th.
- How do you pronounce Cordelia?
- Cordelia is /kɔɹˈdili.ə/, 4 syllables.