Girls' name · since 1970
Coraline
6,786 babies named Coraline in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,786
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,786 babies have been named Coraline since 1970, making it today's #684 girls' name.
Coraline has 6,786 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #684 as of the latest data, more common than 96% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #2,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #684 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,786 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coraline ranks #2,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #684 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,786 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,786
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Coraline's 6,786 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Coraline compares
6,786 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 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
Coraline's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coraline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 527 | 21 | 19,840 |
Coraline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coraline's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 527, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coraline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 527
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Coraline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,166 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Coraline's strongest decade.
4,166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Coraline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 143
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,166 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,471 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,166 births (61% of all-time use).
How Coraline compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Coraline's total volume
Coraline by state
Where Coraline concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 787 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 754 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 372 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 273 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 252 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 233 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 225 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 225 | 3.3% |
787 of 6,786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Coraline appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coraline's data
- Coraline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,166 total births) through the 2020s (2,471) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Coralines (787 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coraline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Coraline 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 August 2026.