Girls' name · since 1893
Corena
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 1,516 babies named Corena, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,516
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,516 recorded since 1893.
Corena has 1,516 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2018.
- #5,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,516 born since 1893
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corena ranks #5,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,516 born since 1893, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,516
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corena's 1,516 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Corena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corena splits its recorded history at 1957: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2018
- Peak year (1961)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Corena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (212 births, 14% of the file).
1970s was Corena's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Corena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 57
1900s
57 births
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
207 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
210 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
168 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 212 births (14% of all-time use).
How Corena 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 Corena's total volume
Corena by state
Where Corena concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 4.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
66 of 1,516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Corena's data
- Corena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corenas (66 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 Corena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1893–2018 (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 Corena 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.