Cordell
About Cordell
This is a name that deserves more attention. Cordell is an occupational name that, through its similarity in sound to Cornell, Denzel, Dashiell, Boswell and Maxwell, feels both on-trend and upmarket.
Pronounced kor-DEL.
As of October 2026, Cordell ranked #1977 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #531 in 1998.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,416 | 119 | 62 |
| 2015 | #1,352 | 129 | 67.3 |
| 2016 | #1,491 | 114 | 60.1 |
| 2017 | #1,405 | 125 | 67.5 |
| 2018 | #1,763 | 87 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | #1,902 | 78 | 43.5 |
| 2020 | #1,718 | 90 | 52.1 |
| 2021 | #1,871 | 82 | 46.9 |
| 2022 | #1,841 | 87 | 49.8 |
| 2023 | #1,816 | 88 | 51.4 |
| 2024 | #2,132 | 69 | 40 |
| 2025 | #1,977 | 77 | 45.1 |
World rankings
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Cordell on lists
Famous Cordells
- Cordell Hull
47th U.S. Secretary of State, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Cordell Cato
Trinidadian footballer
- Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
American bassist of Parliament,Funkadelic
- Cordell Miller Crockett
American bassist of Ugly Kid Joe
- Cordell Broadus
son of rapper Snoop Dogg
- Cordell Jackson
American female guitarist
Cordell in pop culture
- Cordell Walker
title character of TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Cordell Walker
character of CW's reboot, "Walker"