Boys' name · since 1978

Corinthians

Corinthians has 26 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade

26 boys have been named Corinthians since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Corinthians has 26 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2001.

  • #26,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 26 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corinthians ranks #26,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Corinthians's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Corinthians's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Corinthians's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Corinthians popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19781989199120002001 5

Corinthians by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).

2000s was Corinthians's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Corinthians births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corinthians? ▼
Corinthians has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,877 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 6 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
Where does Corinthians sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corinthians ranks #26,877 of 45,481 boys' 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 Corinthians most popular? ▼
Corinthians was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Corinthians been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Corinthians since 1978 -- 24 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Corinthians? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Corinthians

Nearby Names Like Corinthians

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Corinthians

Corey Boy
#778 185,020 births
Cory Boy
#1245 127,179 births
Corbin Boy
#512 41,112 births
Cornelius Boy
#1906 36,407 births
Cornell Boy
#6157 11,347 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Corinthians: 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, 1978–2001 (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 Corinthians 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.