Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1992

Corina

Meaning A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Corinna Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,921 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Corinna.

Rank 2025
#3,921
among girls · ↓1,022 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Corina · -35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,440
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1992
399 babies
All-time total
15,925
#1,229 all-time among girls
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Corina popularity over time

15,925 babies have been named Corina since 1886, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1980Girls

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 5 1 – #1,141
1890s 26 3 +420% #1,416
1900s 58 6 +123% #1,023
1910s 154 15 +166% #1,183
1920s 284 28 +84% #1,227
1930s 397 40 +40% #1,036
1940s 381 38 -4% #1,183
1950s 639 64 +68% #1,119
1960s 2,316 232 +262% #571
1970s 2,934 293 +27% #526
1980s 3,066 307 +4% #523
1990s 3,100 310 +1% #582
2000s 1,487 149 -52% #1,048
2010s 772 77 -48% #1,996
2020s (to 2025) 306 51 -34% #2,704

Where Corina 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 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

Where Corina is most popular

Girls named Corina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

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 Corina 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
Texas 55 0.068 +113%
California 31 0.037 +15%
Florida 15 0.035 +9%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Corina

Corina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,921 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 15,925 American babies have been named Corina. Its peak came in 1992, when 399 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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

How old are people named Corina?

The median living Corina is about 41 years old; half are between 30 and 53. An estimated 14 thousand people named Corina are alive in the United States today.

median 41 020406080100

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

Corina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 37 #3,921
2024 57 #2,899
2023 57 #2,945
2022 64 #2,704
2021 45 #3,450
2020 46 #3,349
2019 74 #2,406
2018 78 #2,343
2017 65 #2,674
2016 86 #2,228
2015 79 #2,343
2014 76 #2,393
2013 75 #2,414
2012 74 #2,479
2011 65 #2,702
2010 100 #1,996
2009 90 #2,190
2008 125 #1,763
2007 129 #1,695
2006 134 #1,599
2005 157 #1,375
2004 151 #1,381
2003 163 #1,280
2002 140 #1,378
2001 199 #1,067
2000 199 #1,048
1995 315 #675
1990 348 #646
1985 293 #637
1980 370 #523
1975 274 #591
1970 284 #611
1965 259 #598
1960 98 #1,087
1955 71 #1,188
1950 48 #1,327
1945 35 #1,357
1940 33 #1,296
1935 34 #1,225
1930 31 #1,374
1925 27 #1,617
1920 24 #1,717
1915 14 #2,157
1910 13 #1,280
1905 9 #1,323
1900 7 #1,606
1895 5 #1,647
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Corina

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

  1. 1 Corina Crețu Corina Crețu Romanian politician (born 1967) Contemporary
  2. 2 Corina Morariu Corina Morariu American tennis player (born 1978) Contemporary
  3. 3 Corina Casanova Corina Casanova Swiss politician b. 1956 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Corina Căprioriu Romanian judoka (born 1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Corina?

The median living Corina is about 41 years old. Half of all living Corinas are between 30 and 53 years old.

How many people named Corina are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Corina are alive in the United States, based on 15,925 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Corina mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Corinna.

How popular is the name Corina in 2025?

Corina ranked #3,921 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Corina?

15,925 babies have been named Corina in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Corina most popular?

Corina peaked in 1992, when 399 newborns received the name.

Is Corina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Corina rising or falling?

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

Will Corina become more popular?

Corina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Corina 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 Corina?

Well-known people named Corina include Corina Crețu (politician), Corina Morariu (tennis player), Corina Casanova (politician).

Names like Corina

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

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