Girls' name · since 1950

Korene

Korene has 205 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,566 of 72,339
all-time among girls
205
born since 1950
1970s
peak decade

Korene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 205 recorded since 1950.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korene has been recorded 205 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1983.

  • #19,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 205 born since 1950
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korene ranks #19,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.

#19,566 of 72,339
all-time among girls
205
born since 1950
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Korene's 205 recorded births place it above 72.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Korene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Korene splits its recorded history at 1968: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Korene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1983

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1957)
13
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
468101214 19501958196219661970197519791983 5

Korene by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 37% of the file).

1970s was Korene's strongest decade.

76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Korene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korene?
205 babies have been named Korene since 1950. All-time, it sits at #19,566 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1957 with 13 births.
Where does Korene sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korene ranks #19,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Korene most popular?
Korene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Korene been used?
The SSA has tracked Korene since 1950 -- 34 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What names are similar to Korene?
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.

What to do with Korene's data

  • Korene's decade-level peak was the 1970s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Korene

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Korene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1950–1983 (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 Korene 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.