Girls' name · since 1943

Corinda

297 babies named Corinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
297
born since 1943
1970s
peak decade

297 girls have been named Corinda since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Corinda recorded 297 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1998.

  • #15,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 297 born since 1943
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corinda ranks #15,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1943, peaking in the 1970s.

#15,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
297
born since 1943
1970s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Corinda's 297 recorded births place it above 77.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Corinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Corinda's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Corinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
468101214 194319501958196619711977198219891998 6

Corinda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (80 births, 27% of the file).

1970s was Corinda's strongest decade.

80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Corinda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 80 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corinda?
297 babies have been named Corinda since 1943. All-time, it sits at #15,983 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1978 with 13 births.
Where does Corinda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corinda ranks #15,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Corinda most popular?
Corinda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Corinda been used?
Records for Corinda go back to 1943, giving 56 years of history through 1998.
What names are similar to Corinda?
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.

What to do with Corinda's data

  • Corinda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Corinda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Corinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1943–1998 (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 Corinda 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.