The baby name Cornelius appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1977 with 571 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Cornelius has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 69 |
| 1911 | 109 |
| 1912 | 241 |
| 1913 | 296 |
| 1914 | 269 |
| 1915 | 400 |
| 1916 | 453 |
| 1917 | 387 |
| 1918 | 527 |
| 1919 | 487 |
| 1920 | 488 |
| 1921 | 545 |
| 1922 | 523 |
| 1923 | 461 |
| 1924 | 450 |
| 1925 | 493 |
| 1926 | 411 |
| 1927 | 427 |
| 1928 | 452 |
| 1929 | 467 |
| 1930 | 466 |
| 1931 | 416 |
| 1932 | 393 |
| 1933 | 343 |
| 1934 | 348 |
| 1935 | 318 |
| 1936 | 304 |
| 1937 | 291 |
| 1938 | 290 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1939 | 304 |
| 1940 | 283 |
| 1941 | 288 |
| 1942 | 296 |
| 1943 | 276 |
| 1944 | 238 |
| 1945 | 270 |
| 1946 | 209 |
| 1947 | 392 |
| 1948 | 397 |
| 1949 | 357 |
| 1950 | 337 |
| 1951 | 366 |
| 1952 | 384 |
| 1953 | 366 |
| 1954 | 401 |
| 1955 | 419 |
| 1956 | 385 |
| 1957 | 410 |
| 1958 | 366 |
| 1959 | 333 |
| 1960 | 366 |
| 1961 | 388 |
| 1962 | 290 |
| 1963 | 325 |
| 1964 | 320 |
| 1965 | 358 |
| 1966 | 253 |
| 1967 | 290 |
| 1968 | 258 |
| 1969 | 286 |
| 1970 | 306 |
| 1971 | 332 |
| 1972 | 402 |
| 1973 | 534 |
| 1974 | 553 |
| 1975 | 435 |
| 1976 | 513 |
| 1977 | 571 |
| 1978 | 459 |
| 1979 | 444 |
| 1980 | 553 |
| 1981 | 535 |
| 1982 | 528 |
| 1983 | 449 |
| 1984 | 452 |
| 1985 | 443 |
| 1986 | 542 |
| 1987 | 441 |
| 1988 | 398 |
| 1989 | 483 |
| 1990 | 424 |
| 1991 | 436 |
| 1992 | 496 |
| 1993 | 351 |
| 1994 | 313 |
| 1995 | 285 |
| 1996 | 238 |
| 1997 | 267 |
| 1998 | 268 |
| 1999 | 234 |
| 2000 | 216 |
| 2001 | 195 |
| 2002 | 158 |
| 2003 | 251 |
| 2004 | 208 |
| 2005 | 173 |
| 2006 | 237 |
| 2007 | 191 |
| 2008 | 259 |
| 2009 | 176 |
| 2010 | 113 |
| 2011 | 152 |
| 2012 | 157 |
| 2013 | 155 |
| 2014 | 178 |
| 2015 | 193 |
| 2016 | 188 |
| 2017 | 114 |
| 2018 | 73 |
| 2019 | 89 |
| 2020 | 86 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2024 | 18 |