The first name Cornelis
A unisex name.
3 syllables Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cornelis at birth, 1880–2025
In 2002, 5 boys born in the United States were named Cornelis, the 10,983rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1946, when 5 were.
25
babies named Cornelis since 1880
#10,983
rank in 2002
1946
peak year
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 Cornelis
100 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Cornelis Johannes van HoutenDutch astronomer (1920–2002)
- Cornelis DrebbelDutch inventor and submarine pioneer, 1572–1633
- Cornelis van HaarlemDutch painter (1562-1638)
- Cornelis de HoutmanDutch explorer, 1565–1599
- Cornelis TrompDutch admiral (1629–1691)
- Cornelis de BruijnDutch painter, writer and traveller (1652-1727)
- Cornelis Engebrechtsz.Dutch painter (c.1462–1527)
- Cornelis de VosFlemish painter, 1584–1651
- Cornelis CortDutch artist (c. 1533–1578)
- Cornelis LelyDutch civil servant and politician (1854–1929)
- Cornelis Floris IIFlemish architect, sculptor and print artist (1514–1575)
- Cornelis Norbertus GijsbrechtsFlemish painter (1640-1675)
Questions
- When was Cornelis most popular?
- 1946 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Cornelis, its highest rank at 3,620th.