Corinne
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "young maiden".
Name Census estimates that about 31,473 living Americans carry the first name Corinne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Corinne today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corinne births was 1978 (847 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corinne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Corinne with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
31K
~ 1 in 10,890 Americans
Peak year
1978
847 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
1989 SSA rank
#1,091
Tracked since 1880
Census
Corinne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 34,761 people with the first name Corinne, which placed it at #1,147 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,147
National first-name rank
People counted
35K
34,761 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
11.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corinne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corinne is White at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.9%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Corinne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Corinne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.6% · 29,053
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 2,044
- Black or African American4.2% · 1,473
- Two or more races3.6% · 1,247
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 814
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 130
Gender
Gender distribution for Corinne
Out of the 49,634 babies given the name Corinne since 1880, 100.0% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Corinne as a male name
- Ranked #8,109 in 1989
- 5 male births in 1989
- Peak: 1979 (5 births)
Corinne as a female name
- Ranked #1,091 in 2024
- 225 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1978 (847 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corinne appears almost entirely female. Of the 34,767 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Corinne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corinne from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 5,205 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corinne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Corinne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Corinnes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 49 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Corinne, while Delaware, West Virginia, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 845 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Corinne
The name Corinne originated from the ancient Greek language and culture. It is derived from the word "kore," which means "maiden" or "young woman." The name first appeared in ancient Greek literature and texts dating back to the 5th century BC.
In Greek mythology, Kore was a epithet given to the goddess Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. The name Corinne was likely used as a feminine name to honor or pay tribute to this mythological figure.
The earliest recorded use of the name Corinne can be traced back to the 5th century BC Greek poet Corinna. She was a lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia, Greece, and is considered one of the greatest poets of ancient Greece alongside Pindar and Sappho.
Another notable figure named Corinne was Corinna Lotz (1909-1976), a German writer and poet who was part of the Weimar Republic's literary scene in the 1920s and 1930s. Her works often explored themes of love, sexuality, and feminism.
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) was an American poet, author, and the younger sister of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. She published several collections of poetry and was involved in various social and philanthropic causes.
Corinne Calvet (1925-2001) was a French actress and dancer who appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s, including "Rope of Sand" and "Thunderstruck."
Corinne Griffith (1894-1979) was an American film actress, producer, and author who rose to prominence during the silent film era. She starred in numerous films and later became a successful businesswoman in the real estate industry.
People
Corinne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corinne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Corinne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corinne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 31,473 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corinne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 10,890 US residents.
Is Corinne a common name?
We classify Corinne as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 49,634 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corinne most popular?
The single biggest year for Corinne was 1978, when 847 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corinne is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corinne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 34,761 people with the name Corinne, or 11.51 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,147 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Corinne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Corinne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corinne appears almost entirely female. Of the 34,767 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Corinne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corinne is White at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.9%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Corinne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corinne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.6% (29,053 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Corinne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corinne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corinne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Corinne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corinne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Corinne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Corinne?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.