Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Coral

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,931 Trend ↓ Falling 31%

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#1,931
among girls · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
100
named Coral · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,073
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
224 babies
All-time total
11,162
#1,571 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Coral popularity over time

11,162 babies have been named Coral since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 116 – 116 12 – #488
1890s 179 – 179 18 +54% #604
1900s 160 – 160 16 -11% #739
1910s 333 32 365 37 +128% #906
1920s 442 39 481 48 +32% #998
1930s 432 34 466 47 -3% #901
1940s 472 43 515 52 +11% #1,034
1950s 754 11 765 77 +49% #1,039
1960s 581 – 581 58 -24% #1,097
1970s 553 5 558 56 -4% #1,410
1980s 910 7 917 92 +64% #1,271
1990s 1,778 15 1,793 179 +96% #983
2000s 1,832 5 1,837 184 +2% #1,037
2010s 1,744 – 1,744 174 -5% #1,180
2020s (to 2025) 685 – 685 114 -35% #1,615

Where Coral is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 94 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 80 0.05 outside top 500

Where Coral is most popular

Girls named Coral per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Coral born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 75 0.175 +156%
California 119 0.142 +107%
Oregon 6 0.092 +34%
Texas 52 0.065 -6%
Colorado 7 0.063 -8%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -36%
Washington 6 0.042 -39%
Arizona 5 0.036 -48%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -60%
New York 5 0.013 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Coral

Coral is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,931 in 2025 with 100 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 11,162 American babies have been named Coral. Its peak came in 2004, when 224 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Coral stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Coral?

The median living Coral is about 27 years old; half are between 15 and 44. An estimated 9,100 people named Coral are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Coral year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 100 #1,931 – –
2024 105 #1,898 – –
2023 105 #1,890 – –
2022 116 #1,776 – –
2021 130 #1,615 – –
2020 129 #1,617 – –
2019 183 #1,269 – –
2018 155 #1,426 – –
2017 160 #1,424 – –
2016 202 #1,219 – –
2015 202 #1,224 – –
2014 208 #1,180 – –
2013 163 #1,405 – –
2012 165 #1,399 – –
2011 149 #1,500 – –
2010 157 #1,446 – –
2009 151 #1,512 – –
2008 161 #1,462 – –
2007 178 #1,358 – –
2006 211 #1,156 – –
2005 210 #1,122 – –
2004 224 #1,037 – –
2003 190 #1,140 – –
2002 172 #1,190 – –
2001 175 #1,175 5 #10,888
2000 160 #1,237 – –
1995 163 #1,090 – –
1990 164 #1,077 5 #8,351
1985 106 #1,271 – –
1980 98 #1,302 – –
1975 59 #1,643 – –
1970 38 #2,127 – –
1965 57 #1,467 – –
1960 96 #1,097 – –
1955 86 #1,089 6 #3,567
1950 59 #1,202 – –
1945 47 #1,144 6 #3,052
1940 33 #1,295 – –
1935 40 #1,103 – –
1930 46 #1,090 7 #3,353
1925 40 #1,227 9 #2,973
1920 36 #1,287 6 #3,916
1915 27 #1,372 – –
1910 13 #1,279 – –
1905 22 #783 – –
1900 13 #1,062 – –
1895 18 #748 – –
1890 19 #604 – –
1885 11 #663 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Coral

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Coral Herrera Spanish feminist writer and communicator b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Coral, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Coral?

The median living Coral is about 27 years old. Half of all living Corals are between 15 and 44 years old.

How many people named Coral are alive today?

An estimated 9,100 people named Coral are alive in the United States, based on 11,162 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Coral mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Coral in 2025?

Coral ranked #1,931 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 100 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Coral?

11,162 babies have been named Coral in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Coral most popular?

Coral peaked in 2004, when 224 newborns received the name.

Is Coral a boy or girl name?

Coral is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Coral rising or falling?

Coral is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Coral become more popular?

Coral is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 80 girls named Coral in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Coral?

Well-known people named Coral include Coral Herrera (writer).

Names like Coral

Names that sound and feel close to Coral: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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