Girls' name · since 1961

Korina

Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 2,605 babies named Korina, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,945 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,201 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,605
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade

2,605 babies have been named Korina since 1961, making it today's #7201 girls' name.

Korina has 2,605 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7201 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.

  • #3,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,605 born since 1961
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korina ranks #3,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,605 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,945 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,201 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,605
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.3%
Korina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Korina's 2,605 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Korina compares

2,605 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Korina's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Korina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,605 376 567,345
Peak-year births 107 21 19,840

Korina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Korina's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Korina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
107
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
050100150 196119701979198819972006201520242025 15

Korina by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (834 births, 32% of the file).

1990s was Korina's strongest decade.

834 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Korina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 834 births (32% of all-time use).

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

How Korina 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 Korina's total volume

Korina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 7.8%-146, 3%-49, 5.6%-57, 3.3%-112, 6.9%-146, 3.2%-47, 11.4%-141, 2.8%-32, 8.5%-146, 2.9%-60, 6.9%-108, 7%-27, 10.1%-38, 7.2%-54, 6.5%Korina-65, 4.1%Korina
Korina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Korina by state

Where Korina concentrates geographically, total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Korina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
562 21.6%
#2 Texas
329 12.6%
#3 New York
52 2.0%
#4 Arizona
36 1.4%
#5 Illinois
28 1.1%
#6 Florida
11 0.4%
#7 Ohio
10 0.4%
#8 Oregon
10 0.4%
California share of Korina's total US births 21.6%
Even split

562 of 2,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Korina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korina?
Since 1961, Social Security records show 2,605 babies named Korina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,945 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,201 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 107 births.
Where does Korina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korina ranks #3,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Korina most popular?
Korina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 834 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Korina most popular?
The top states for the name Korina are California (562 births), Texas (329 births), New York (52 births).
How long has the name Korina been used?
The SSA has tracked Korina since 1961 -- 65 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Korina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Korina's data

  • Korina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (834 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Korinas (562 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.

Keep exploring Korina

Nearby Names Like Korina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Korina: 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, 1961–2025 (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 Korina 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.