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Cornell

Cornell is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1950s peak, but is still chosen today.

EtymologyVariant of Cornelius/Cornwall
LatinLatin "horn"; or a place name
Births by decade
1900s
37
1910s
354
1920s
523
1930s
573
1940s
1,059
1950s
2,072
1960s
1,818
1970s
1,525
1980s
1,324
1990s
949
2000s
768
2010s
446
Peaked in the 1950s · 11,448 total U.S. births since 1900