Girls' name · since 1916

Coralyn

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,119 babies named Coralyn, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,937 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,529 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,119
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade

Coralyn currently ranks #7529 among girls' names in America, with 1,119 babies recorded since 1916.

Social Security Administration records show Coralyn recorded 1,119 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #7529 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #6,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,529 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,119 born since 1916
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coralyn ranks #6,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,529 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,119 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,937 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,529 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,119
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%56.4%
Coralyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Coralyn's 1,119 recorded births place it above 90.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Coralyn compares

1,119 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Coralyn's all-time total is 198% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Coralyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,119 376 567,345
Peak-year births 55 21 19,840

Coralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Coralyn splits its recorded history at 1967: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Coralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
55
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
0204060 191619331944195619711996200720172025 14

Coralyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (447 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Coralyn's strongest decade.

447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Coralyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 447 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Coralyn 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 Coralyn's total volume

Coralyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 11.7%-134, 6.1%-114, 6.5%-43, 5.5%-26, 9%-125, 2.4%-40, 8.8%-66, 4.3%-30, 10.7%-47, 5.4%-27, 14.5%-33, 6.1%-46, 5.3%-84, 2.8%-33, 6.4%Coralyn-110, 4.9%Coralyn
Coralyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Coralyn by state

Where Coralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Coralyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 2.7%
#2 California
27 2.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
16 1.4%
#4 Ohio
12 1.1%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
Texas share of Coralyn's total US births 2.7%
Even split

30 of 1,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coralyn?
1,119 babies have been named Coralyn since 1916. All-time, it sits at #6,937 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,529 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 55 births.
Where does Coralyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coralyn ranks #6,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,529 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Coralyn most popular?
Coralyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 447 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Coralyn most popular?
The top states for the name Coralyn are Texas (30 births), California (27 births), Pennsylvania (16 births).
How long has the name Coralyn been used?
Records for Coralyn go back to 1916, giving 110 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Coralyn?
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 Coralyn's data

  • Coralyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (447 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Coralyns (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Coralyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2025 (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 Coralyn 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.