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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Sep 2026

Cord

OriginDiminutive of Cordell
Meaning"maker or seller of rope or cord"
GenderBoy

About Cord

Variation of Cordell

1 syllable.

As of September 2026, Cord ranked #4738 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1059 in 1990.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000#4,500#5,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,9222613.5
2015#3,7062915.1
2016#4,2172412.6
2017#4,7722010.8
2018#4,6322111.6
2019#4,9961910.6
2020—00
2021—00
2022#4,3242413.7
2023#4,9082011.7
2024—00
2025#4,7382112.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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