How Many People Are Named Coraline?
An estimated 6,325 people in the United States have the first name Coraline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Coraline peaked in popularity in 2015 with 527 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coraline 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 Coraline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Coraline is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,325
About 1 in 54,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2015
527 births
Total Registered
6,370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coraline
Coraline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,370 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Coraline as a female name
Ranked #720 in 2024
390 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (527 births)
Coraline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coraline span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,166 babies were registered. While Coraline is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Coraline by Decade
How has Coraline 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.
Coraline by State
Birth registrations for Coraline span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, Maine, Mississippi. On average, about 144 Coralines were registered per state.
Coraline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coraline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coraline
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coraline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coraline?
We estimate approximately 6,325 people named Coraline 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 54,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Coraline a common name?
Coraline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coraline most popular?
Coraline reached peak popularity in 2015, when 527 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coraline is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coraline a female name?
Coraline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coraline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coraline Smith, Coraline Johnson, Coraline 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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