Girls' name · since 1921
Corita
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Corita, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Corita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corita has been recorded 163 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1990.
- #21,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corita ranks #21,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Corita's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Corita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corita splits its recorded history at 1963: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1990
- Peak year (1946)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Corita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (34 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Corita's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Corita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 34 births (21% of all-time use).
Corita by state
Where Corita concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 6.7% |
11 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Corita's data
- Corita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Coritas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1921–1990 (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 Corita 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.