Recorded 1900–2005 Girls' name Peak 1968 2,475 births

Coreen — girls' name

2,475 babies named Coreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Coreen was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

75 babies were named Coreen in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,475 babies named Coreen between 1900 and 2005, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Coreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coreen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 657 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Coreen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 262 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Coreen in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coreen 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 2,475 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.

Coreen at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

2,475

Since 1900

106 years of records

Peak year

1968

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1900

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2005

Coreen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1900

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1968)
75
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Coreen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
657 births that decade — 27% of Coreen's all-time total
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Coreen by state

Where Coreen concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Coreen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
262 10.6%
#2 New York
164 6.6%
#3 Michigan
56 2.3%
#4 Massachusetts
54 2.2%
#5 Wisconsin
30 1.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
28 1.1%
#7 Illinois
25 1.0%
#8 Ohio
17 0.7%
California share of Coreen's total US births 10.6%
Even split

262 of 2,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Coreen appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coreen?
2,475 babies have been named Coreen since 1900. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1968 with 75 births.
When was Coreen most popular?
Coreen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 657 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Coreen most popular?
The top states for the name Coreen are California (262 births), New York (164 births), Michigan (56 births).
How long has the name Coreen been used?
Coreen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 106 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Coreen?
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, 1900–2005 (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.