Coralee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,682

among girls · ↓186 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Coralee · -6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

79 babies

All-time total

2,638

#3,904 all-time among girls

First recorded

1895

in Social Security records

Coralee popularity over time

2,638 babies have been named Coralee since 1895, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	11	1	–	#1,458
1900s	34	3	+209%	#1,063
1910s	140	14	+312%	#1,388
1920s	188	19	+34%	#1,798
1930s	239	24	+27%	#1,234
1940s	357	36	+49%	#1,209
1950s	226	23	-37%	#1,848
1960s	153	15	-32%	#2,444
1970s	103	10	-33%	#3,614
1980s	97	10	-6%	#4,759
1990s	98	10	+1%	#5,471
2000s	149	15	+52%	#6,397
2010s	598	60	+301%	#2,310
2020s (to 2025)	245	41	-32%	#2,725

Where Coralee 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	26	0.02	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	21	0.01	outside top 500
2029	19	0.01	outside top 500
2030	18	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Coralee

Coralee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,682 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 2,638 American babies have been named Coralee. Its peak came in 2017, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Coralee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Coralee?

The median living Coralee is about 23 years old; half are between 9 and 66. An estimated 1,900 people named Coralee are alive in the United States today.

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

Coralee year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,682
2024	31	#4,496
2023	38	#3,926
2022	36	#4,057
2021	50	#3,226
2020	61	#2,725
2019	75	#2,384
2018	79	#2,310
2017	79	#2,326
2016	73	#2,489
2015	75	#2,438
2014	58	#2,937
2013	51	#3,182
2012	40	#3,865
2011	39	#3,855
2010	29	#4,883
2009	19	#6,871
2008	21	#6,397
2007	16	#7,814
2006	20	#6,420
2005	14	#7,990
2004	11	#9,397
2003	7	#12,699
2002	14	#7,521
2001	12	#8,309
2000	15	#6,882
1995	6	#12,099
1990	9	#8,632
1985	12	#5,743
1980	9	#6,903
1975	9	#6,066
1970	17	#3,614
1965	12	#3,782
1960	24	#2,444
1955	33	#1,848
1950	23	#2,012
1945	28	#1,551
1940	28	#1,446
1935	23	#1,557
1930	23	#1,671
1925	21	#1,903
1920	21	#1,900
1915	13	#2,282
1910	10	#1,544
1905	9	#1,322
1900	–	–
1895	6	#1,458
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Coralee?

The median living Coralee is about 23 years old. Half of all living Coralees are between 9 and 66 years old.

How many people named Coralee are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Coralee are alive in the United States, based on 2,638 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Coralee in 2025?

Coralee ranked #4,682 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Coralee?

2,638 babies have been named Coralee in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Coralee most popular?

Coralee peaked in 2017, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Coralee a boy or girl name?

Coralee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Coralee rising or falling?

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

Will Coralee become more popular?

Coralee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Coralee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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