Girls' name · since 1881
Corinna
7,110 babies named Corinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,110
- born since 1881
- 1970s
- peak decade
7,110 babies have been named Corinna since 1881, making it today's #4175 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Corinna recorded 7,110 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #4175 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #2,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,175 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,110 born since 1881
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corinna ranks #2,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,175 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,110 born since 1881, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,110
- born since 1881
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corinna's 7,110 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Corinna compares
7,110 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Corinna's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corinna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,110 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 21 | 19,840 |
Corinna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corinna's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 225, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corinna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Corinna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,694 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Corinna's strongest decade.
1,694 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Corinna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 98
1910s
98 births
- 1920s 92
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 78
1930s
78 births
- 1940s 91
1940s
91 births
- 1950s 136
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,459 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,694 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,155 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,121 births
- 2000s 552
2000s
552 births
- 2010s 373
2010s
373 births
- 2020s 216
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,694 births (24% of all-time use).
How Corinna 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 Corinna's total volume
Corinna by state
Where Corinna concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,257 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 377 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 355 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 223 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 210 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 175 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 174 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 144 | 2.0% |
1,257 of 7,110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Corinna appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corinna's data
- Corinna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,694 total births); usage has since declined to 216 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corinnas (1,257 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 Corinna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Corinna 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.