Girls' name · since 1956

Korine

Korine has 264 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

264
total births
1956–2015
years on record
1970s
peak decade
28%
born in that decade

Korine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 264 have been recorded since 1956.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korine has been recorded 264 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 2015.

  • 264 total births
  • 1956–2015 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 28% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Korine's 264 recorded births place it above 76% 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.

Korine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Korine splits its recorded history at 1979: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Korine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
05101520 19561966197119771983199019952015 5

Korine by decade

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

1970s was Korine's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Korine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 73 births (28% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korine?
Korine has been given to 264 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 17 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Korine most popular?
Korine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Korine been used?
The SSA has tracked Korine since 1956 -- 60 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Korine?
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 Korine's data

  • Korine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1956–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Korine: Baby Name Since 1956 - 264 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/korine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Korine 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 July 2026.