Given name & surname
Kornell
“resembling a horn”
Kornell is a variant of Korneli. One Basque interpretation is “resembling a horn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kornell is a variant of Korneli. One Basque interpretation is “resembling a horn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kornell is a variant of Korneli. An origin associated with Korneli is Basque.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kornell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 149 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.
Kornell’s family of names
Kornell has a related form in Korneli.
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.
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