Recorded 1966–1998 Girls' name Peak 1985 80 births

Corvette — girls' name

80 babies named Corvette in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s491990s25
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Corvette was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

21 babies were named Corvette in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corvette

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Corvette between 1966 and 1998, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corvette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corvette performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Corvette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Corvette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corvette 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 80 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.

Corvette at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

80

Since 1966

33 years of records

Peak year

1985

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1966

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1998

Corvette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1966

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
21
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 199819921991199019881987198619851966 6

Corvette by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 61% of Corvette's all-time total
1960s61980s491990s25

Corvette by state

Where Corvette concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Corvette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.3%
California share of Corvette's total US births 6.3%

5 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corvette?
80 babies have been named Corvette since 1966. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1985 with 21 births.
When was Corvette most popular?
Corvette was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Corvette most popular?
The top states for the name Corvette are California (5 births).
How long has the name Corvette been used?
Corvette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 33 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Corvette?
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, 1966–1998 (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.