Corneilus
A masculine name of Latin origin meaning "horn" or "prominent" bearer.
Name Census estimates that about 312 living Americans carry the first name Corneilus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Corneilus today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corneilus births was 1993 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corneilus. 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.
People living today
312
~ 1 in 1,098,572 Americans
Peak year
1993
17 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2013 SSA rank
#11,013
Tracked since 1918
Popularity
Corneilus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corneilus from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 92 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corneilus 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 Corneilus 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 Corneilus
The given name Corneilus is a masculine name derived from the Roman family name Cornelius, which originated from the Latin word "corneus" meaning "horny" or made of horn. This name was commonly used among the ancient Romans and was initially given as a surname or cognomen to families engaged in certain professions or trades related to horn.
The name Corneilus first appeared in ancient Roman texts as early as the 3rd century BC, with one of the most famous historical figures being Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, a Roman general and statesman who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC). Another notable Roman was Cornelius Nepos, a biographer who lived in the 1st century BC.
In the Christian tradition, the name Corneilus is associated with Cornelius the Centurion, a Roman officer mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. He was the first Gentile convert to Christianity, baptized by Saint Peter in the 1st century AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Corneilus was popular among European nobility and aristocracy. One example is Cornelius à Lapide, a Jesuit priest and biblical scholar from the Netherlands who lived from 1567 to 1637.
In the 17th century, Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) was a Dutch theologian and founder of the Jansenist movement within the Catholic Church. Another notable figure was Cornelius Vermuyden (1590-1677), a Dutch engineer who oversaw the draining of the Great Level of the Fens in eastern England.
In the 19th century, Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built a shipping and railroad empire. Cornelius Struck (1805-1892) was a German-American gunsmith and inventor of the Struck rifle.
These are just a few examples of historical figures who bore the name Corneilus, which has been used across various cultures and time periods, reflecting its Roman origins and significance in religious, academic, and cultural spheres.
People
Corneilus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corneilus 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
Corneilus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corneilus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 312 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corneilus 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 1,098,572 US residents.
Is Corneilus a common name?
We classify Corneilus as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 340 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corneilus most popular?
The single biggest year for Corneilus was 1993, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corneilus is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Corneilus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corneilus 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.
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.