Given name & surname
Cordy
“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”
Cordy is a variant of Cordelia. One Latin interpretation is “a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cordy is a variant of Cordelia. One Latin interpretation is “a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cordy is a variant of Cordelia. An origin associated with Cordelia is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cordy is a variant of Cordelia. The history of Cordelia gives this family its wider story. Cordelia is the daughter who remains loyal to King Lear in Shakespeare’s tragedy. The play is its central literary association; a proposed link with Latin cor, “heart,” is an interpretation rather than a settled derivation.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cordy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 32 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020; 820 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Cordy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cordi
“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”
25% boys · 75% girls
Cordee
“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty”
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Percie
Percie connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
63% boys · 37% girls
Persi
Persi connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
36% boys · 64% girls
Launcy
Launcy is a variant of Lancelot. One French interpretation is “an attendant; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.” Its derivation is not certain.
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Wohnda
“a wanderer”
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Isoude
“of fair aspect”
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Esoude
“a woman known for her beauty”
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