Corneluis
Masculine name of Latin origin meaning "horn" or "unwavering".
Name Census estimates that about 109 living Americans carry the first name Corneluis. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Corneluis today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corneluis births was 1926 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corneluis. 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
109
~ 1 in 3,144,535 Americans
Peak year
1926
16 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1991 SSA rank
#8,424
Tracked since 1888
Popularity
Corneluis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corneluis from the 1880s through to the 1990s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 88 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corneluis 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 Corneluis 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 Corneluis
The name Cornelius is derived from the Latin word 'cornu', meaning horn. It originated in ancient Rome, where it referred to a member of the prestigious Cornelii family, one of the most influential patrician families in the Roman Republic.
The earliest known bearer of this name was Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, a Roman consul who lived in the 1st century BC. The name gained prominence with the Roman general and statesman Cornelius Sulla, who ruled as a dictator in the late Roman Republic from 82 to 79 BC.
In the New Testament of the Bible, Cornelius is mentioned as the first Gentile convert to Christianity. He was a Roman centurion stationed in Caesarea who received a vision from God, leading to his baptism by Saint Peter, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
During the Middle Ages, the name Cornelius was widely used among Christians, particularly in honor of various saints and popes who bore this name. One such figure was Pope Cornelius, who reigned from 251 to 253 AD and was later canonized as a saint.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the name Cornelius. Among them are Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535), a German occult philosopher and polymath; Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638), a Dutch theologian and founder of the Jansenist movement; and Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), an American shipping and railroad tycoon who amassed a vast fortune.
Other famous bearers of the name include Cornelius Cardew (1936-1981), an English avant-garde composer and pioneer of experimental music; Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), a Dutch-Canadian painter known for his depictions of Canadian landscapes and traditions; and Cornelius Warmerdam (1915-2001), an American athlete who set world records in the pole vault.
People
Corneluis + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corneluis 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
Corneluis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corneluis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 109 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corneluis 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 3,144,535 US residents.
Is Corneluis a common name?
We classify Corneluis as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 247 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corneluis most popular?
The single biggest year for Corneluis was 1926, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corneluis is about 52 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 Corneluis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corneluis a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corneluis 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 Corneluis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corneluis 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 Corneluis 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 are called Corneluis?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.