US rank #8674 Girls' name Peak 2015 422 births

Corah — #8674 US girls' name

422 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.

1990s162000s1212010s2152020s70
#8674
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% 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.

What the Data Says About Corah

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Corah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corah currently holds the #8674 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Corah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Corah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 422 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Corah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

422

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,674

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Corah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
31
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001998 5

Corah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
215 births that decade — 51% of Corah's all-time total
1990s162000s1212010s2152020s70

Corah by state

Where Corah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Corah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Corah's total US births 1.2%

5 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corah?
422 babies have been named Corah since 1998. It currently ranks #8674 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 31 births.
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?
Corah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.