Cordelia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “jewel of the sea.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 233 girls in the United States.
Cordelia belongs to the Spanish and French tradition. Its meaning — “jewel of the sea” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cordelia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #204 in 1880, and in 2024 233 babies received the name — 12,646 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cordelia means “jewel of the sea” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cordelia is a girl name. In 2024, 233 babies received the name in the US.
Cordelia comes from the Spanish and French tradition.
Cordelia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #204 in 1880, and 233 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cordelia is pronounced /kɔɹˈdili.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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