# Cornelia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cornelia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /kɔɹˈniliə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 22,102 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 26 / 22,076 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 206, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Cornēlia, name of a famous Roman matron, feminine form of the gens name Cornelius; in continental Europe, also a feminine form of the saint's name Cornelius.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 6,924 |
| 2012 | 18 | 6,934 |
| 2013 | 37 | 4,021 |
| 2014 | 25 | 5,347 |
| 2015 | 28 | 4,883 |
| 2016 | 36 | 4,107 |
| 2017 | 32 | 4,414 |
| 2018 | 32 | 4,374 |
| 2019 | 43 | 3,564 |
| 2020 | 35 | 4,027 |
| 2021 | 43 | 3,562 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3,985 |
| 2023 | 53 | 3,107 |
| 2024 | 39 | 3,838 |
| 2025 | 51 | 3,138 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 8 | 3,199 |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,797 |
| 1934 | 7 | 3,028 |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,154 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,893 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2,203 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,757 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2,187 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Kornélie
- Dutch: Cornelia
- French: Cornélie
- German: Kornelia, Cornelia
- Hungarian: Kornélia
- Italian: Cornelia
- Latin: Cornelia
- Latvian: Kornēlija
- Lithuanian: Kornelia
- Polish: Kornelia
- Portuguese: Cornélia
- Romanian: Cornelia
- Russian: Корнелия
- Slovak: Kornélia
- Spanish: Cornelia
- Ukrainian: Корнелія

## People named Cornelia

- Cornelia Funke, German author (born 1958)
- Cornelia Froboess, German actress and schlager singer (born 1943)
- Cornelia Hütter, Austrian alpine skier
- Cornelia Fort, American aviator
- Cornelia Parker, British artist (born 1956)
- Cornelia Hanisch, fencer
- Cornelia Pfohl, German archer
- Cornelia Bargmann, American neurobiologist
- Cornelia Sideri, canoe racer (1938–2017)
- Cornelia Klier, East German rower
- Cornelia Linse, East German rower
- Cornelia Sirch, East German swimmer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.