Recorded 1955–2019 Unisex name Peak 1981 1,689 births

Corin — unisex name

1,689 babies named Corin in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s641970s2431980s4111990s4952000s3432010s122
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Corin was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

69 babies were named Corin in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,689 babies named Corin between 1955 and 2019, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 69 babies received it in a single year. Corin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 985 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 495 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Corin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 163 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Corin in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corin 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 1,689 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.

Corin at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,689

Since 1955

65 years of records

Peak year

1981

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1955

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2019

Corin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1955

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1981)
69
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
020406080 201920112003199519871979197119611955 6

Corin popularity over time — boys

985 total births recorded since 1967 (Corin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 985 births
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619681967 7

Corin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
495 births that decade — 29% of Corin's all-time total
1950s111960s641970s2431980s4111990s4952000s3432010s122

Corin by state

Where Corin concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
163 9.7%
#2 New York
93 5.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
49 2.9%
#4 Illinois
17 1.0%
#5 Michigan
16 0.9%
#6 Texas
11 0.7%
#7 Minnesota
5 0.3%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.3%
California share of Corin's total US births 9.7%
Even split

163 of 1,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Corin appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corin?
1,689 babies have been named Corin since 1955. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1981 with 69 births.
When was Corin most popular?
Corin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 495 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Corin most popular?
The top states for the name Corin are California (163 births), New York (93 births), Pennsylvania (49 births).
Is Corin a unisex name?
Yes, Corin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,689 births, and as a boy's name it has 985 births.
How long has the name Corin been used?
Corin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 65 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Corin?
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, 1955–2019 (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.