Recorded 1935–2001 Girls' name Peak 1970 327 births

Correna — girls' name

327 babies named Correna in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s51960s991970s991980s511990s492000s11
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Correna was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

15 babies were named Correna in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Correna

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Correna between 1935 and 2001, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Correna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Correna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Correna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Correna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Correna 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 327 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.

Correna at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

327

Since 1935

67 years of records

Peak year

1970

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1935

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2001

Correna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1935

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1970)
15
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 200119921987197919741969196419381935 7

Correna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 30% of Correna's all-time total
1930s131940s51960s991970s991980s511990s492000s11

Correna by state

Where Correna concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Correna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Correna's total US births 1.5%

5 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Correna?
327 babies have been named Correna since 1935. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1970 with 15 births.
When was Correna most popular?
Correna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Correna most popular?
The top states for the name Correna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Correna been used?
Correna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 67 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Correna?
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, 1935–2001 (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.