Recorded 1961–2010 Girls' name Peak 1971 456 births

Korena — girls' name

456 babies named Korena in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1081970s1111980s741990s1192000s392010s5
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Korena was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

21 babies were named Korena in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korena

The Social Security Administration has registered 456 babies named Korena between 1961 and 2010, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Korena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Korena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Korena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korena 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 456 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.

Korena at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

456

Since 1961

50 years of records

Peak year

1971

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1961

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2010

Korena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1961

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1971)
21
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20101999199319871981197319671961 9

Korena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 26% of Korena's all-time total
1960s1081970s1111980s741990s1192000s392010s5

Korena by state

Where Korena concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Korena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.4%
California share of Korena's total US births 2.4%

11 of 456 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korena?
456 babies have been named Korena since 1961. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1971 with 21 births.
When was Korena most popular?
Korena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Korena most popular?
The top states for the name Korena are California (11 births).
How long has the name Korena been used?
Korena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 50 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Korena?
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, 1961–2010 (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.