Cornel is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9885 in 2010 with 7 recorded births. This places Cornel in the bottom 31% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 12 births ranking #5737. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 22.2%. In 2010, approximately 1 in every 274,059 boys born was named Cornel. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.