boy's name
Cordero
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,816
Cordero is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1987, when 349 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Cordero over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 900 |
| 1990s | 484 |
| 2000s | 148 |
| 2010s | 215 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Cordero?
In 2025, Cordero was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cordero
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cordero also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cordero over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cordero
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cordero — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cordero
How popular is the name Cordero?
In 2025, Cordero was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cordero a girl's or a boy's name?
Cordero is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cordero?
Cordero has 3 syllables.
When was Cordero most popular?
Cordero peaked in 1987, when 349 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cordero a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cordero currently ranks #6,905 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.