Cornelia

“Variant of Cornelius — Possibly "horn," from Latin (uncertain)” — Latin (uncertain) origin

Girl's name · #3138 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Cornelia was #147 in 1880, slipped to #7816 by 2007, and has climbed back to #3138 today. About 22,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 460 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 540 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cornelias

Cornelia Funke — German author (born 1958)
Cornelia — 2nd century BC Roman noblewoman, mother of the Gracchi
Cornelia Jakobs — Swedish singer and songwriter (1992–)
Cornelia Salonina — Roman empress as the consort of Roman Emperor Gallienus (died 268)
Cornelia Sorabji — Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)

In stories & tradition

Cornelia (Blair Waldorf) — Gossip Girl
Cornelia Hale — W.I.T.C.H.
Cornelia Gallonia — human whose existence is disputed

What Cornelias become

Among 1,532 notable people named Cornelia:

Medical professionals appear 3.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cornelia Catharina de Lange, Dutch physician (1871–1950).

Similar names: Nella · Lou · Cordelia · Melia · Vesper · Lavinia

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