Girls' name · since 1912
Corona
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Corona, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Corona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 98 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corona has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1980.
- #27,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corona ranks #27,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Corona's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corona splits its recorded history at 1925: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1980
- Peak year (1925)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Corona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Corona's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Corona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Corona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1912–1980 (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 Corona 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.