Total births
437
Girls' name · since 1998
Corah
437 babies named Corah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8222
- among girls today
- 437
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Corah is the #8222 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 437 recorded since 1998.
Corah has 437 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8222 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8222 among girls today
- 437 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Corah is currently the #8222 girls' name in America, more common than 54% of girls - 437 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8222
- among girls today
- 437
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Corah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8222
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 54% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Corah was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
31 babies were named Corah in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Corah compares
437 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Corah's all-time total is 14% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 437 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 48 | 19,840 |
Corah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Corah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Corah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#8,222
Active since
1998
Corah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Corah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Corah's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Corah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
215 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 215 births (49% of all-time use).
Corah by state
Where Corah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
California share of Corah's total US births 1.1%
5 of 437 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Corah? ▼
Corah has been given to 437 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8222 as of the latest data. 31 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Corah most popular? ▼
Corah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Corah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Corah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Corah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Corah since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Corah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Corah's data
- Corah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Corahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Corah
Nearby Names Like Corah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Corah
Cora Girl
#103 156,028 births
Corinne Girl
#1087 49,877 births
Cornelia Girl
#3822 22,076 births
Corrine Girl
#4298 20,831 births
Cortney Girl
16,923 births
Compare Corah side by side: Corah vs Cora Corah vs Corinne Corah vs Cornelia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Corah: #8222 Girls' Name - 437 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/corah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Corah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.