Unisex name · since 1954
Korin
1,133 babies named Korin in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,133
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,133 girls have been named Korin since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korin has been recorded 1,133 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2020.
- #6,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,133 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korin ranks #6,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,133 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,133
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Korin's 1,133 recorded births place it above 90.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Korin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Korin splits its recorded history at 1989: 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 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Korin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2020
- Peak year (1978)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Korin popularity over time - boys
108 total births recorded since 1990 (Korin as boys' name)
Korin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (290 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Korin's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Korin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
210 births
- 1980s
1980s
290 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 290 births (26% of all-time use).
How Korin 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 Korin's total volume
Korin by state
Where Korin concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
82 of 1,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Korin's data
- Korin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Korins (82 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Korin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1954–2020 (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 Korin 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.