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Cordarious
How to Pronounce Cordarious
Pronounced kor-DAIR-ee-us /kɔːrˈdɛər.i.əs/Low
Meaning: Cordarious is a modern American coinage, joining a Cor- opening with Darius. Darius comes from the Old Persian Darayavausch, 'holding firm the good,' borne by Persian kings. Cordarious layers that regal base onto a contemporary prefix and adds an -ous ending, so it carries heritage and sound rather than a single fixed meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Cordarious reads as an invented name of its era, joining a Cor- opening to Darius with an -ous ending. We treat it as a coinage: Darius, an Old Persian royal name glossed as 'holding firm the good,' is the recognizable base, while the Cor- prefix supplied a fresh lead in the era's African American naming style.
Cordarious never spread widely, reaching only about fourteen boys a year around its 1990 peak. A boy given the name then is in his mid-thirties today, part of a wave of Cor-, De-, and Ja- creations built on strong bases like Darius.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Cordarious mean?
It is a modern American coinage joining a Cor- opening with Darius, an Old Persian royal name understood as 'holding firm the good.'
How do you pronounce Cordarious?
It is said kor-DAIR-ee-us /kɔːrˈdɛər.i.əs/ - four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Cordarious a boy or girl name?
Cordarious is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Cordarious?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.