Unisex name · since 1955
Corin
1,696 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.
- #5,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,696
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,696 babies have been named Corin since 1955, making it today's #12107 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corin has been recorded 1,696 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #12107 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #5,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,107 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,696 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corin ranks #5,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,107 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,696 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,696
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Corin's 1,696 recorded births place it above 92.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Corin compares
1,696 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Corin's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,696 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Corin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corin splits its recorded history at 1991: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Corin popularity over time - boys
996 total births recorded since 1967 (Corin as boys' name)
Corin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (495 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Corin's strongest decade.
495 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Corin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
243 births
- 1980s
1980s
411 births
- 1990s
1990s
495 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s 122
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 495 births (29% of all-time use).
How Corin 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 Corin's total volume
Corin by state
Where Corin concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 163 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 93 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
163 of 1,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Corin appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corin's data
- Corin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (495 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corins (163 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 Corin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Corin 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.