Girl name#1,234 of girl names
Cordelia
Pronounced K AO2 R D IY1 L IY2 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 2015
- 145 years in use
How popular is Cordelia?
Cordelia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 12,646 children — the 1,234th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 41% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2015, when 286 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AO2 R D IY1 L IY2 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 2120
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Cordelia
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Cordelia
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Cordelia?
- Cordelia ranks 1,234th among girls' names in US records, with 12,646 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,438.
- Is Cordelia a unisex name?
- No. Cordelia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Cordelia most popular?
- 2015, when 286 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.