Cormari
An invented name possibly deriving from combining "cor" and "mari" meaning heart of the sea.
Name Census estimates that about 13 living Americans carry the first name Cormari. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Cormari today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cormari births was 2010 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cormari. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Cormari. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
13
~ 1 in 26,365,718 Americans
Peak year
2010
7 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,165
Tracked since 2010
Popularity
Cormari: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cormari from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 7 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cormari by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cormari during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cormari
The name Cormari has its origins in ancient Celtic cultures, with roots that can be traced back to the British Isles and parts of mainland Europe during the Iron Age period, around 800 BCE to 1 BCE. The name is believed to be derived from the Proto-Celtic words "kormo" meaning "raven" and "ari" meaning "noble" or "warrior," suggesting it may have been used to describe a revered warrior or chieftain.
In the early medieval era, variations of the name, such as Cormari and Cormarie, appeared in ancient Welsh and Breton texts, often associated with legendary figures and mythological tales from these regions. One notable example is the mention of a warrior named Cormari in the 9th-century Welsh manuscript "The Book of Taliesin," a collection of poems and stories from the 6th century.
The earliest recorded person with the name Cormari is Cormari ap Gwrgan, a 10th-century Welsh prince and military leader who fought against the invading Saxons in present-day Shropshire, England. Another notable figure was Cormari of Brittany, a 12th-century Breton nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade and is mentioned in historical accounts of the siege of Acre in 1191.
In the 13th century, a French monk and scholar named Cormari de Montpellier wrote several influential treatises on theology and philosophy, which were widely circulated in monasteries across Europe. During the Renaissance period, Cormari Giordano was an Italian painter and architect active in the late 15th century, known for his frescoes in churches and palaces in Rome and Naples.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Cormari O'Shaughnessy was an Irish poet and patriot who played a significant role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. His poems and writings advocating for Irish independence were widely circulated and inspired many future generations of Irish nationalists.
While the name Cormari is not as common today as it was in ancient and medieval times, it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical and cultural heritage, reflecting the spirit of nobility, warriorship, and artistic expression across various regions and time periods.
People
Cormari + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cormari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cormari: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cormari?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 13 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cormari going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 US residents.
Is Cormari a common name?
We classify Cormari as "Very Rare". It ranks above 33.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 13 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cormari most popular?
The single biggest year for Cormari was 2010, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cormari is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cormari in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cormari a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cormari in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cormari still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cormari in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cormari can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Cormari as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Cormari, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.