All around the world, Cordel (Cordel 
) is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly forename. The forename Cordel is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and Jamaica. Likewise, Cordel is the last name as well as the forename.