Recorded 1912–1988 Girls' name Peak 1922 59 births

Corella — girls' name

59 babies named Corella in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s181930s61960s51970s111980s7
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Corella was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Corella in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corella

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Corella between 1912 and 1988, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Corella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corella 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 59 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.

Corella at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

59

Since 1912

77 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1912

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1988

Corella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1912

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Corella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 31% of Corella's all-time total
1910s121920s181930s61960s51970s111980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corella?
59 babies have been named Corella since 1912. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Corella most popular?
Corella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Corella been used?
Corella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 77 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Corella?
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.

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, 1912–1988 (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.