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Cornell

Cornell is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Germany
US records 1880–2017
11,111 male / 348 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Cornell

If you do not know Cornell’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cornell,” in English, “Guten Tag Cornell,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cornell,

German

Guten Tag Cornell,

French

Bonjour Cornell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cornell:

Chinese

Cornell您好：

Japanese

Cornell様

English

Hi Cornell,

German

Hi Cornell,

French

Salut Cornell,

Spanish

Hola Cornell,

Chinese

Cornell你好：

Japanese

Cornellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Cornell by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonman's name
Germanyrareman's name

United States birth data

11,111 male · 348 female · 11,459 births recorded

Male ≈ 97%Female ≈ 3%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cornell a male or female name?

Cornell is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Cornell in an email?

If you do not know Cornell’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cornell,” in English, “Guten Tag Cornell,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Cornell a unisex name?

Cornell is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cornell a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/cornell. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cornell,
  title  = {Is Cornell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/cornell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}