Recorded 1956–1979 Girls' name Peak 1966 91 births

Corlette — girls' name

91 babies named Corlette in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s591970s6
1960s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Corlette was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

12 babies were named Corlette in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corlette

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Corlette between 1956 and 1979, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corlette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corlette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Corlette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corlette 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 91 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.

Corlette at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

91

Since 1956

24 years of records

Peak year

1966

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1956

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1979

Corlette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1956

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1966)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 1979196819661962196019581956 9

Corlette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
59 births that decade — 65% of Corlette's all-time total
1950s261960s591970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corlette?
91 babies have been named Corlette since 1956. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1966 with 12 births.
When was Corlette most popular?
Corlette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Corlette been used?
Corlette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 24 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Corlette?
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, 1956–1979 (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.