How Many People Are Named Coral?
An estimated 8,575 people in the United States have the first name Coral. It is predominantly female (98.3%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Coral peaked in popularity in 2004 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coral as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coral paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Coral is overwhelmingly female, 191 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,575
About 1 in 39,971 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.3% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2004
224 births
Total Registered
11,061
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coral
Coral is predominantly female (98.3%), though 191 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Coral as a male name
Ranked #10,888 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1916 (12 births)
Coral as a female name
Ranked #1,893 in 2024
105 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (224 births)
Coral: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coral span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,837 babies were registered. While Coral is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Coral by Decade
How has Coral tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coral by State
Birth registrations for Coral span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Nevada, Maryland. On average, about 181 Corals were registered per state.
Coral + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coral as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coral
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coral: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coral?
We estimate approximately 8,575 people named Coral are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,971 Americans share this first name.
Is Coral a common name?
Coral is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,061 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coral most popular?
Coral reached peak popularity in 2004, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coral is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coral a female name?
Coral is predominantly female. 98.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coral Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coral Smith, Coral Johnson, Coral Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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