Girls' name · since 1956

Coralynn

856 babies named Coralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,361 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,094 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
856
born since 1956
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Coralynn is the #4094 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 856 recorded since 1956.

Coralynn has 856 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4094 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 1956 to 2025.

  • #8,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,094 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 856 born since 1956
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coralynn ranks #8,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,094 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 856 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,361 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,094 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
856
born since 1956
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.3%
Coralynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Coralynn's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.

How Coralynn compares

856 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Coralynn's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Coralynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 856 376 567,345
Peak-year births 68 21 19,840

Coralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Coralynn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Coralynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
68
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
020406080 195620002004200820122016202020242025 35

Coralynn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (463 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Coralynn's strongest decade.

463 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Coralynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 463 births (54% of all-time use).

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

How Coralynn 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 Coralynn's total volume

Coralynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12%14% 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 -21, 11.7%-41, 5%-132, 4.3%-79, 2.8%-56, 5.5%-22, 8.3%-47, 6%-110, 4.1%-51, 6.7%-108, 6.8%-55, 6.3%-45, 6.4%-52, 4.2%-15, 11.8%-34, 6.9%Coralynn-70, 7.9%Coralynn
Coralynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Coralynn by state

Where Coralynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Coralynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
43 5.0%
#2 Texas
20 2.3%
#3 Michigan
10 1.2%
#4 New York
7 0.8%
#5 California
6 0.7%
#6 Kentucky
6 0.7%
#7 Idaho
5 0.6%
#8 Indiana
5 0.6%
Ohio share of Coralynn's total US births 5.0%
Even split

43 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coralynn?
856 babies have been named Coralynn since 1956. All-time, it sits at #8,361 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,094 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 68 births.
Where does Coralynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coralynn ranks #8,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,094 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 Coralynn most popular?
Coralynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 463 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Coralynn most popular?
The top states for the name Coralynn are Ohio (43 births), Texas (20 births), Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Coralynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Coralynn since 1956 -- 70 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Coralynn?
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 Coralynn's data

  • Coralynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (463 total births) through the 2020s (257) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Ohio records the most Coralynns (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

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

Keep exploring Coralynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coralynn: 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, 1956–2025 (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 Coralynn 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.