Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1977

Corrie

Meaning cauldron, boiler; corrie Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #4,282 Trend → Stable

From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.

Rank 2025
#4,282
among girls · ↓299 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Corrie · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1977
386 babies
All-time total
9,851
#1,847 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Corrie popularity over time

9,851 babies have been named Corrie since 1880, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 164 – 164 16 – #438
1890s 270 5 275 28 +68% #469
1900s 232 – 232 23 -16% #624
1910s 418 19 437 44 +88% #711
1920s 401 39 440 44 +1% #940
1930s 277 22 299 30 -32% #1,146
1940s 203 18 221 22 -26% #1,599
1950s 220 89 309 31 +40% #2,030
1960s 446 116 562 56 +82% #1,305
1970s 2,180 385 2,565 257 +356% #528
1980s 1,875 269 2,144 214 -16% #718
1990s 993 158 1,151 115 -46% #1,250
2000s 349 99 448 45 -61% #2,870
2010s 307 45 352 35 -21% #3,345
2020s (to 2025) 232 20 252 42 +19% #3,510

Where Corrie 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 32 0.02 outside top 500
2027 32 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Corrie

Corrie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,282 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 9,851 American babies have been named Corrie, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1977, when 386 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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

How old are people named Corrie?

The median living Corrie is about 44 years old; half are between 34 and 50. An estimated 7,700 people named Corrie are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

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

Corrie 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 33 #4,282 5 #12,420
2024 37 #3,983 9 #8,457
2023 44 #3,537 – –
2022 35 #4,131 6 #11,142
2021 40 #3,752 – –
2020 43 #3,510 – –
2019 47 #3,345 – –
2018 39 #3,799 5 #12,551
2017 30 #4,601 – –
2016 43 #3,599 5 #12,577
2015 40 #3,785 8 #8,910
2014 20 #6,252 – –
2013 29 #4,785 5 #12,511
2012 23 #5,750 8 #9,014
2011 15 #7,886 5 #12,654
2010 21 #6,231 9 #8,276
2009 35 #4,296 8 #9,145
2008 29 #5,039 7 #10,078
2007 19 #6,888 14 #5,967
2006 26 #5,271 5 #12,391
2005 30 #4,510 7 #9,307
2004 44 #3,404 17 #4,829
2003 38 #3,674 8 #7,993
2002 32 #4,003 10 #6,625
2001 46 #3,059 15 #4,929
2000 50 #2,870 8 #7,570
1995 93 #1,607 16 #3,892
1990 130 #1,258 20 #3,076
1985 196 #829 27 #2,083
1980 209 #784 36 #1,626
1975 224 #672 34 #1,535
1970 110 #1,084 33 #1,469
1965 36 #1,917 10 #2,647
1960 33 #1,987 – –
1955 23 #2,287 22 #1,654
1950 16 #2,569 8 #2,813
1945 21 #1,836 – –
1940 24 #1,602 – –
1935 21 #1,675 5 #3,768
1930 30 #1,410 – –
1925 40 #1,228 5 #4,339
1920 51 #1,043 – –
1915 35 #1,155 – –
1910 35 #711 – –
1905 20 #828 – –
1900 24 #746 – –
1895 34 #501 – –
1890 31 #469 – –
1885 22 #448 – –
1880 9 #590 – –

Famous people named Corrie

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

  1. 1 Corrie ten Boom Corrie ten Boom Dutch resistance hero and writer 1892–1983 · 19th century
  2. 2 Corrie Sanders Corrie Sanders South African boxer (1966–2012) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Corrie?

The median living Corrie is about 44 years old. Half of all living Corries are between 34 and 50 years old.

How many people named Corrie are alive today?

An estimated 7,700 people named Corrie are alive in the United States, based on 9,851 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Corrie mean?

From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.

How popular is the name Corrie in 2025?

Corrie ranked #4,282 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Corrie?

9,851 babies have been named Corrie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Corrie most popular?

Corrie peaked in 1977, when 386 newborns received the name.

Is Corrie a boy or girl name?

Corrie is used for both: about 87% of babies named Corrie have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Corrie rising or falling?

Corrie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Corrie become more popular?

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

Well-known people named Corrie include Corrie ten Boom (writer), Corrie Sanders (boxer).

Names like Corrie

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

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