Recorded 1943–1998 Girls' name Peak 1978 297 births

Corinda — girls' name

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.

1940s311950s351960s691970s801980s641990s18
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Corinda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

13 babies were named Corinda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Corinda between 1943 and 1998, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Corinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corinda 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 297 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.

Corinda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

297

Since 1943

56 years of records

Peak year

1978

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1943

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1998

Corinda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 199819851980197419691964195619471943 5

Corinda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
80 births that decade — 27% of Corinda's all-time total
1940s311950s351960s691970s801980s641990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corinda?
297 babies have been named Corinda since 1943. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1978 with 13 births.
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?
Corinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 56 years of data 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.

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, 1943–1998 (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.