Girls' name · since 1954
Koral
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 903 babies named Koral, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 903
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Koral is the #12102 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 903 recorded since 1954.
Koral has 903 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12102 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #8,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,102 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 903 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koral ranks #8,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,102 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 903 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 903
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Koral's 903 recorded births place it above 88.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Koral compares
903 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Koral's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koral | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 903 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Koral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Koral splits its recorded history at 2003: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Koral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Koral by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (279 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Koral's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Koral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 279 births (31% of all-time use).
How Koral compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Koral's total volume
Koral by state
Where Koral concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
77 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Koral's data
- Koral's decade-level peak was the 2000s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Korals (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Koral 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.