US rank #1091 Girls' name Peak 1978 49,619 births

Corinne — #1091 US girls' name

49,619 babies named Corinne in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s3971890s9931900s13011910s27771920s51581930s32331940s29111950s51851960s45541970s41411980s51691990s52052000s38372010s35442020s1214
#1091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

10% of everyone ever named Corinne was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

847 babies were named Corinne in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corinne

The Social Security Administration has registered 49,619 babies named Corinne between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corinne currently holds the #1091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 847 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corinne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Corinne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5,778 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Corinne in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corinne 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 49,619 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.

Corinne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

49,619

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1978

847 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Corinne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
847
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 33

Corinne popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1979 (Corinne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198919841979 5

Corinne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5,205 births that decade — 10% of Corinne's all-time total
1880s3971890s9931900s13011910s27771920s51581930s32331940s29111950s51851960s45541970s41411980s51691990s52052000s38372010s35442020s1214

Corinne by state

Where Corinne concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corinne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5,778 11.6%
#2 California
4,831 9.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
2,948 5.9%
#4 Illinois
2,885 5.8%
#5 Massachusetts
2,371 4.8%
#6 Ohio
2,144 4.3%
#7 New Jersey
2,088 4.2%
#8 Michigan
1,863 3.8%
New York share of Corinne's total US births 11.6%
Even split

5,778 of 49,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Corinne appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corinne?
49,619 babies have been named Corinne since 1880. It currently ranks #1091 among girls. The peak year was 1978 with 847 births.
When was Corinne most popular?
Corinne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5,205 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Corinne most popular?
The top states for the name Corinne are New York (5,778 births), California (4,831 births), Pennsylvania (2,948 births).
How long has the name Corinne been used?
Corinne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Corinne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Cornelia, Corrine, Cortney, 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, 1880–2024 (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.