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Cornell

OriginBritish from Latin, or Anglicized form of French
Meaning"corner or crow"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked

Below 5 births

Boys#6194

2025 SSA

About Cornell

This name has not one but two impressive cultural connections: collage artist Joseph Cornell and photographer Cornell Capa--not to mention Cornell University.

Cornell is also given to girls.

Pronounced kor-NEL.

As of October 2026, Cornell ranked #8680 for girls in US births in 1973 and #6194 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2570 for girls in 1915 and #478 for boys in 1952.

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Famous Cornells

  • Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. aka NellyBoy

    American rapper

  • Cornell George HopleyBoy

    Woolrich, American crime novelist

  • Cornell Luther DupreeBoy

    American jazz and R&B guitarist

  • Cornell BelcherBoy

    American political commentator

  • Cornell CapaBoy

    Hungarian,American photographer

  • Ezra CornellBoy

    American founder of Cornell University

  • Eric Allin CornellBoy

    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics

  • Chris CornellBoy

    lead singer for American rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave

Cornell in pop culture

  • Cornell UniversityBoy

    Ivy League college in Ithaca, New York

  • Cornell notesBoy

    a popular note,taking system

  • Cornell ScipioBoy

    character from TV series "Alphas"

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