Given name & surname
Kordell
“one who makes cord”
Kordell is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who makes cord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who makes cord.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kordell is used as a form of Cordelle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kordell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,767
- 1,767 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 174 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,713 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,713 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 174 in 1998. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,339 as a first name in 2020; 186 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.
Kordell’s family of names
Kordell has a related form in Kord. Kordell is a form of Cordelle. Kordell has a related form in Kordel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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