Recorded 1941–2006 Girls' name Peak 1969 654 births

Koreen — girls' name

654 babies named Koreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s321950s1161960s2191970s1941980s621990s262000s5
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Koreen was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

28 babies were named Koreen in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 654 babies named Koreen between 1941 and 2006, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Koreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koreen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Koreen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Koreen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koreen 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 654 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.

Koreen at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

654

Since 1941

66 years of records

Peak year

1969

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1941

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2006

Koreen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1941

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1969)
28
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0102030 200619881980197419681962195619501941 5

Koreen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
219 births that decade — 33% of Koreen's all-time total
1940s321950s1161960s2191970s1941980s621990s262000s5

Koreen by state

Where Koreen concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Koreen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.4%
#2 Michigan
5 0.8%
#3 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Koreen's total US births 2.4%
Even split

16 of 654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koreen?
654 babies have been named Koreen since 1941. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1969 with 28 births.
When was Koreen most popular?
Koreen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Koreen most popular?
The top states for the name Koreen are California (16 births), Michigan (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Koreen been used?
Koreen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 66 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Koreen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, 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, 1941–2006 (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.